U.S. Navy Veteran · Family of 4 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

America is expensive.
The world is big.
Your family deserves options.

We left. We built a real life abroad — in Mexico, then Vietnam — with two kids, a pet, and zero template to follow. Now we help American families do the same.

Marcellous, Keana and family — Beyond Borders Traveling
Currently living in
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
U.S. Navy Veteran, Medically Retired
Relocated: USA → Mexico → Vietnam
Two kids · Pets · Real budget
Business formed abroad
InteleTravel Certified
The reality
Most families spend months researching and still feel lost.
"We didn't read a blog about it. We lived it — every visa, every mistake, every win. Documented publicly."

You've watched the YouTube videos. Read the Reddit threads. Bookmarked twenty blog posts. And you still don't have a clear answer for your family's specific situation.

Most relocation content is written by solo travelers with no kids, no real budget, and no plan to stay. Moving a family internationally is completely different. The questions are harder. The stakes are higher. The wrong move costs real money.

We've done it twice — with kids, a pet, and a business. We can help you do it right.

Work with us

Choose your consultation.

Every session is one-on-one, built around your family's specific situation. Pick the option that fits where you are right now.

Discovery Call
$75
30 minutes
Quick focused call to answer your top questions about relocating abroad. Perfect if you're in the early research stage.
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Full Relocation Consultation
$150
60 minutes + written roadmap
Full session covering country match, visa pathway, real budget, housing, healthcare, and banking. Written roadmap delivered after.
Relocation Roadmap Package
$297
90 minutes + roadmap + 30-day email support
Everything in the consultation plus 30 days of email follow-up support as you execute your plan. Best for families ready to move.
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Country & destination match
Best countries for your family based on budget, lifestyle, timeline, and goals — not generic lists.
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Visa & residency pathway
Specific visa options for your situation — tourist, digital nomad, temporary residency, retirement visas.
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Real budget breakdown
Housing, food, healthcare, schools, transport — actual costs in your target countries, not blog-post averages.
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Housing & school strategy
Where to look, what to pay, neighborhoods that work for families, and international school options.
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Healthcare & banking setup
International health insurance, local healthcare quality, and managing U.S. banking while abroad.
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Written roadmap delivered
Your next 90 days, your checklist, your plan — in writing after every session.
About Marcellous

I didn't come from a family.
I built one.

I'm not here to sell you a fantasy. I'm here to show you exactly what building a life beyond borders actually looks like — the wins, the mistakes, the paperwork, and everything in between.

I grew up in the foster care system. No blueprint. No family safety net. Nobody sitting me down and telling me what was possible. What I had was a choice — to build something from nothing, or to let that be the whole story. I chose to build.

That instinct took me to the United States Navy, where I served until I was medically retired. Military service gave me discipline, clarity, and a permanent intolerance for living a life that doesn't actually fit. After the Navy, I had a wife, kids, purpose — and a growing conviction that the traditional American path wasn't the only path.

So we left. My wife Keana, our two kids, our pets, and everything we owned. First stop: Mexico. We didn't read a blog about it — we lived it. Residency paperwork. Housing in a foreign language. Healthcare for a family. Schools for the kids. The real costs, the real timelines, the real frustrations nobody's lifestyle content was talking about.

Then we moved again — this time to Vietnam, where I'm currently forming Beyond Borders Traveling Co., Ltd., a legal international relocation company. Every step — the lawyers, the bank accounts, the delays, the costs — documented publicly. Because if you're watching me figure this out in real time, you deserve to see all of it.

I'm not an influencer. I'm a founder who happens to document the process publicly. There's a difference — and that difference is what makes the advice I give worth something.

A kid who grew up without a home built a life that crosses borders.
Now I help others do the same.
Background
Foster care system to Navy veteran
Countries lived
USA · Mexico · Vietnam
Specialty
Family international relocation
Audience served
Veterans · Families · Retirees · Remote workers
The team

You get both of us.

A husband-and-wife team with lived experience across two countries, two cultures, and every dimension of family life abroad. Nobody else in this niche can say that.

Founder & Relocation Strategist
Marcellous Nelson
Medically retired U.S. Navy veteran. Relocated his family from the U.S. to Mexico, then Vietnam — navigating residency, business formation, banking, housing, and international healthcare on a real family budget. Documenting every step publicly.
Visas · Residency · Finances · Business formation · Country strategy
Co-Founder & Family Relocation Lead
Keana Nelson
Named the company. Relocated the family twice — managing homeschool across two countries, household logistics, culture transition, and the emotional reality of starting over internationally. She covers what logistics can't: family, identity, homeschooling, and what it takes to build a real home abroad.
Family life · Homeschooling abroad · Spouse support · Emotional transition
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