Gianna was born and raised in Italy. She spent a few years in an abusive arranged marriage, and one day she had just had enough. She sought out the town gypsy and asked her for help. Bewildered of the solution, and uncertain of the future, she allowed the gypsy to turn her into a mermaid. She grabbed her dog Tana and set off for the islands, then changed her name to Tahira and started her new life as a Child of the Sea. #BorderCollie