[vc_row full_width=”true” alt_bg_color=”true” vertical_align=”middle” padding_size=”no-padding” css=”.vc_custom_1422339106015{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column padding_size=”xl-padding” css=”.vc_custom_1441994780912{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][vc_column_text]Shelby Simpson was born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma until leaving to attend college in Arizona at age 18. During this time in Flagstaff, she took out a loan to study overseas—a decision that would launch a ten-year travel career.
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]From teaching English in Taiwan to partying at a hostel built on a dock in the Caribbean waters of Panama, Shelby has lived a well-balanced life. She believes in treating her body like a temple Monday through Friday and a carnival Saturday through Sunday. Rugged nature is her happy place, with a solid dance session (to throwback hip-hop) on an LED dance floor as a close second. Glaciers. Big cats. Castles. Beach massages. Mountains and gorges. Business and pleasure equilibrium. All accompanied by a boat load of laughs. She’s attempting to fit five lifetimes into one.
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After returning to the U.S.A. and her home state in 2011, Shelby completed her Masters in Professional Writing and finished her first travel book in a series. She is currently trying to crack the code to her wildest dream—living the life of full-time writer.
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I want to make sure I take advantage of this one life I have. I want to see things, be a better version of myself and laugh my ass off—what’s left of it, anyway.
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A few facts about Shelby.
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