Tales from the HEART and SOUL of the Airbnb community. Author and Airbnb Super Host Trudy Ohnsorg has woven her own stories plus interviews with over a dozen Airbnb hosts into a charming introduction into the intrinsic rewards of home sharing. A refreshing break from the “get rich” books about Airbnb, Air Be & Me captures the essence of “WHY” people choose to share their homes. “At its heart, Air Be & Me is a celebration of how people roll out the welcome mat, come together and become a community.” -Singer Songwriter Ann Reed“We are all connected, and these heartfelt stories remind us of that sacred truth.” -Bill Manahan, M.D.In today's divided world, Air Be & Me shines a delightful light on the future of interpersonal connection in the sharing economy. This is a MUST READ! Trudy Ohnsorg has traveled to many parts of the world, discovering Airbnb during a month in Costa Rica in 2012. Trudy became an Airbnb host in 2015. It changed her life. According to Trudy, "Sharing your home is not just transactional - it can be transformational. You learn radical trust when you welcome strangers into your home and life." Trudy's career has balanced a focus on health and health policy (she was Minnesota's Director for Interagency Health Reform) with a love of nature and beauty (she was an award-winning landscape designer who taught a college senior-level landscape design course for a dozen years). Currently, Trudy is a partner in a consulting group that provides strategic guidance for nonprofits.Trudy lives in a little purple house in Saint Paul, Minnesota.