Ashley Duling

Ashley Duling was born in Sioux City, Iowa. Raised on a farm, she had aspirations to live in a big city and moved to Atlanta, Georgia to study fashion design and marketing. After completing her Bachelor's degree in a quick two years, she began a career in music concert marketing with Live Nation. After a downturn in the economy, she left the U.S. to travel the world with only a backpack. After traveling to almost 50 countries over a year and a half, she lived in Spain, Colombia, Taiwan, Myanmar, and then Bali. During her travels, she discovered a love of teaching children and rescuing animals.