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From a neurological disease to an Airbnb business
When Tessa was diagnosed with a neurological disease, she had to give up her successful career as a location scout. She went from constantly travelling to being virtually housebound. But thanks to Airbnb the world now comes to Tessa and she’s making a living through it along the way.
“There was a time in my life when I was so lonely that the wind would whistle through me. I thought this was it, this will always be so. And ‘this will always be so’ is the biggest hurdle to get over. And I don’t have that anymore,” Tessa reveals.
Hosting her gorgeous late-Georgian terrace of houses in the heart of Camden Town in England has given Tessa a new lease on life. She’s found her new path as an artist, or as an “embellisher of memories” as she calls it, and through the travellers she meets, Tessa has reconnected with her neighbourhood. Watch her incredible story in the video above.
To view Tessa’s Georgian terrace, click here.
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