At seventeen Tyler Kyle began traveling through Europe where she lived and worked in a castle in Austria. She continued to Russia, Israel, and finally Spain. Tyler earned her Master of Arts in Spanish from California State University, Sacramento, and Master of Arts of Teaching from University of Southern California. Tyler is a certified French and American Wine Scholar, an Italian Wine Professional, and currently studies Spanish vintages. She is a yoga instructor in downtown Napa, California, where she lives with her twin daughters and French bulldog.