that they were supplementing their mortgage payments

by hosting people.

What captured my attention was she had all these great

stories of travelers and experiences

and how she was learning and doing all these fun things

in the city that she wouldn't have even figured out for herself

had she not have the motivation of a guest, you know.

That all really intrigued me.

I've met a family that was traveling from Australia.

The four of them sitting here in my home

talking about life and experience and realizing that even they're

a whole world away and the parents being different generation, etc.

We relate on so many levels and it was like being able

to meet all these travelers and realize, we all just want

to be happy, to be healthy and just live without, like, fear.

It gave me faith in humanity, to be honest and that was major for me.

Being a host is more than just putting your property up online

and allowing guests come stay with you.

You give them that feeling, that emotional experience

of being, not just someone in a new place but actually

belonging in that place.

That is something that you carry on with you through life.