There are few people as exuberantly in-tuned with the city of Venice as local Monica Cesarato. She is a tour guide and blogger giving visitors an in-depth lesson on La Serenissima but the coronavirus pandemic wiped out a year's worth a work in a matter of weeks.

Instead of focusing solely on her own plight, Monica tirelessly is out there shouting from the rooftops about how important is to support artisans and small businesses to keep Venice's true "anima" or soul alive.