EER045: Digital Nomad Family Life

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Last Updated on January 3, 2018 by Jason Jenkins 1 Comment

Can you imagine a digital nomad family life? David Keys and Sarah Beaudette are finding out first hand. Long-term expats, David and Sarah lived in both South Africa and Luxembourg before starting a a family. Now they find themselves in Ko Phangan, Thailand, starting a business and raising their son, Spencer. We talk a lot about gear in this Epic Education interview, and they fill me in on a few items that I want for myself.

Digital Nomad Family Life

But perhaps more interesting to listeners will be their description of building a business while living as a digital nomad family. David and Sarah have plans to design clothes and other products for families like ours, and they’re putting their years of experience working for Amazon to use by starting an FBA (fulfillment by Amazon) business as well.

IN THIS EPISODE

02:30 Intro and Origins
05:22 How they established business foundation before they left home
08:33 Discussing FBA and working to create their own products
11:30 Work, the myths of “following your passion” and education
18:13 Travel gear
25:31 Resources
33:53 Destinations

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WHO THEY ARE

Names: Sara Beaudette, David Keys and their son, Spencer (2.5 years old)
Hold passports from: USA
Type of travel: Digital Nomad Family – Spent years as expats in Luxembourg and South Africa before son was born, and now a digital nomad family based in Thailand.

IN THEIR BAGS

LINKS & RESOURCES

DESTINATIONS

Cape Town, South Africa and its Kirstenbosch Gardens
Stockholm, Sweden and its Vasa Museum
Winnipeg, Canada and its Children’s Museum

FIND THEM ON

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