Hola from Peru!!
We have actually been in Peru for 4 days now and we have actually currently fallen for this nation and individuals. Your prayers are felt and God has actually currently offered in fantastic ways. We will be in Lima for the next number of days, then we head to Cusco where we will be coping with a Peruvian family for a month while we participate in language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to discover Spanish, while Julian will learn Quechua, the indigenous language.
Anyways, as we were preparing to relocate to Peru and talking with individuals about transferring to another country, we found that almost everyone was curious to understand exactly HOW we were going to pack for our move. So prior to we dove into how things are going here in Peru, we believed we 'd share with y' all 10 hacks that we found in packing to move overseas ... Enjoy!
1. Start Packing EARLY & Do it in Stages.
Packaging is overwhelming (I will be stating that a lot in this blog site haha) and if you resemble the majority of us, you have a great deal of things, so leaving all of it for the last minute will worry you out more. You might forget things or possibly take too much. Julian and I started about 3 months ahead of time by getting rid of clothing and things we didn't require here and there (so many journeys to Goodwill). And we also began purchasing trunks early due to the fact that they can get quite pricey so spreading out that out helps. I also began posting ads early on Facebook to sell our furniture and from that we had pals buy a great deal of our stuff in advance to select it up when we were all set to move. Also making a list of whatever that is in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do but comes in useful when dealing with custom-mades.
2. Take Pictures of Your House
This is really for the memories. The home we vacated was our first house together and it indicated a lot to us. So the images are simply for us to keep in mind and maybe reveal our future family one day, to know where all of it started.
3. Loading Cubes!!
I have been an advocate for loading cubes given that my journey to El Salvador a year back. On that trip, I might just take a continue with me and was able to fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and toiletries!!! Needless to state we purchased as a number of them as we might and had the ability to get the majority of my clothing into one luggage. I won't lie, though loading cubes are excellent, loading all my clothing and attempting to make them all fit and not go over the 50-lb limit was EXCEPTIONALLY DEMANDING and triggered me numerous breakdowns haha (just being truthful).
4. Find Someone Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Ask Them ANY & ALL Questions.
This is something a great deal of other individuals where informing us to do and truthfully we didn't believe it was that essential ... in the beginning. However a few months prior to leaving and becoming overwhelmed by not understanding what to pack we reached out to another physician called Ari, who is actually currently residing in the apartment or condo we will be moving into. She has genuinely been a God-send. I emailed Ari a minimum of 3 times a week until we moved here. I asked her anything to everything: from the size of the cooking area racks to whether we needed to bring rain boots.
5. Toss a Packaging Celebration!
Welcome somebody over who is a master at Tetris, who has no issue telling you "you do not need that", and who can handle you being stressed out. Our buddy Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came by (ON HER DAY OFF) and spent the entire day, going through our things, making the calls we could not make on what we need to bring, contribute, or shop. She assisted us pack everything in our trunks and helped make it all fit without being over 50 lbs. THANK YOU SANDRA!!!
6. Learn to Let Go ...
At the end of the day you are moving overseas and can not take whatever with you and will need to release a lot ... A Great Deal Of your stuff. For me it was shoes, for Julian ... he had this insane aspect of keeping EVERY pen he owned given that college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's help Julian is now free from his pen addiction. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Stuff!
This was probably my favorite part about moving. Like I stated earlier, we took numerous journeys to Goodwill, however we also enabled our good friends to go through all of our things and let them take whatever they wanted. It was truly neat to know that our things were entering into the homes of people we like!!
8. Bring Things that You Will Miss!
In talking with Ari and other people that have done what we are doing like Julian's moms and dads, everyone stated the exact same thing, BRING The Important Things THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, good bed linen was extremely essential, also excellent knives, a couple of framed photos of our friends and family, and PEANUT BUTTER (obviously peanut butter is not a thing in other countries)! So that's what we ensured to pack!
9. Relax and Take A Second ... Many Seconds ... to Laugh at Your Scenario!!
As I have discussed, packing is frustrating. At any quality it can honestly make or break you. Do not let it break you. Take a second to shriek, acknowledge the turmoil around you, and then simply laugh because it is nuts. What you are attempting to do is crazy: your house has never looked worse, you are sleeping on a floor, and taking a shower without a shower curtain while trying not to get excessive water on the floor, eating out of the same bowl for every meal, and just have one great shirt since all the rest of your clothes are packed. You're not living your regular life and its overwhelming, but if you look at a distance, its likewise hilarious, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Likewise leave your house, go check out the city you are leaving, meet buddies, and enjoy yourself, that actually assisted us when packaging was dragging us down!
10. File the experience!
Its really enjoyable to look back now on just how much Julian and I carried out in such little time. Here are some photos of our last few months in Houston!
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