“The lake was pretty murky and disgusting and no one wanted to get naked, but I was like, ‘I’m going to do it…’” Nerve asks the adventurous population of Madison, Wisconsin some deeply personal questions in this week’s Talking to Strangers.

We traveled to Ghana to talk to strangers.

Talking to strangers, Los Angeles, CA:

Q. Does being a writer ever get you laid? 
A. Not really. I guess maybe it’s because people must think I’m unemployed when I say I’m a writer. 

Talking to strangers in the mountains of Colombia. 

Talking to strangers in LA: “I was naked except for snow boots…”

The first virgin ever in Talking to Strangers? “It’s been hard with this guy because we were going right up to this line and we just had to stop. Now, I don’t even kiss him.”

Talking to strangers, New York, N.Y.: “You know where the 7/11 is at 84th? I had sex with her in front of the building at five in the morning.”

“I don’t like to date musicians anymore. They’re permanently on stage, so you’re basically in the audience all the time.”

“I’ve hooked up with a couple of C-list TV stars. That’s always worth it. They always try really hard, because they know you’re going to tell your friends and they know you’re going to blog about it.”