Hola from Peru!!
We have actually been in Peru for 4 days now and we have actually currently fallen for this nation and the people. Your prayers are felt and God has already supplied in incredible methods. We will remain in Lima for the next number of days, then we head to Cusco where we will be dealing with a Peruvian household for a month while we go to language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to find out Spanish, while Julian will learn Quechua, the indigenous language.
Anyways, as we were preparing to transfer to Peru and talking with individuals about transferring to another nation, we found that almost everybody wondered to know 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 ... Delight in!
1. Start Packing EARLY & Do it in Phases.
Packing is overwhelming (I will be saying that a lot in this blog haha) and if you are like the majority of us, you have a great deal of things, so leaving everything for the last minute will worry you out more. You may forget things or perhaps take too much. Julian and I began about 3 months in advance by eliminating clothes and things we didn't need occasionally (numerous trips to Goodwill). And we likewise began buying trunks early due to the fact that they can get pretty expensive so spreading that out helps. I also began publishing advertisements early on Facebook to offer our furniture and from that we had buddies purchase a great deal of our stuff in advance to choose it up when we were prepared to move. Also making a list of whatever that remains in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do however can be found in helpful when dealing with customs.
2. Take Pictures of Your Home
This is really for the memories. The house we moved out was our very first home together and it meant a lot to us. So the pictures are simply for us to keep in mind and possibly reveal our future family one day, to understand where everything started.
3. Loading Cubes!!
I have actually been a supporter for loading cubes since my trip to El Salvador a year ago. On that trip, I might only take a carry on with me and had the ability to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to say we purchased as much of them as we might and had the ability to get most of my clothes into one suitcase. I won't lie, though loading cubes are excellent, loading all my clothes and attempting to make them all fit and not go over the 50-lb limit was INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL and caused me numerous breakdowns haha (simply being truthful).
4. Find Somebody Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Inquire ANY & ALL Concerns.
This is something a lot of other individuals where informing us to do and truthfully we didn't think it was that important ... initially. But a couple of months before leaving and ending up being overwhelmed by not knowing what to pack we connected to another medical professional named Ari, who is in fact currently living in the apartment or condo we will be moving into. She has actually genuinely been a God-send. I emailed Ari a minimum of 3 times a week up until we moved here. I asked her anything to everything: from the size of the kitchen shelves to whether we required to bring rain boots.
5. Throw a Packaging Party!
Invite somebody over who is a master at Tetris, who has no problem telling you "you don't require that", and who can manage you being stressed out. Our buddy Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came over (ON HER Day Of Rest) and invested the whole day, going through our things, making the calls we couldn't make on what we must bring, contribute, or shop. She assisted us pack everything in our trunks and assisted make it all fit without being over 50 lbs. THANK YOU SANDRA!!!
6. Find Out to Let Go ...
At the end of the day you are moving overseas and can not take whatever with you and will have to release a lot ... A Great Deal Of your stuff. For me it was shoes, for Julian ... he had this insane feature of keeping EVERY pen he owned considering that college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's help Julian is now free from his pen addiction. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Things!
This was most likely my preferred part about moving. Like I said previously, we took lots of journeys to Goodwill, but we likewise allowed our friends to go through all of our stuff and let them take whatever they desired. It was really cool to know that our things were entering into the houses of people we like!!
8. Bring Things that You Will Miss!
In talking with Ari and other individuals that have actually done what we are doing like Julian's parents, everybody said the same thing, BRING THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, good bedding was extremely crucial, also great knives, a few framed images of our friends and family, and PEANUT BUTTER (obviously peanut butter is not a thing in other countries)! So that's what we made sure to pack!
9. Chill Out and Take A Second ... Many Seconds ... to Make Fun Of Your Scenario!!
As I have mentioned, packaging is overwhelming. At any quality it can truthfully make or break you. Don't let it break you. Take a second to shriek, recognize the chaos around you, and after that just laugh because it is nuts. What you are trying to do is insane: your house has actually never looked worse, you are sleeping on a flooring, and showering without a shower curtain while trying not to get excessive water on the floor, eating in restaurants of the very same bowl for each meal, and only have one great t-shirt considering that all the rest of your clothes are packed. You're not living your typical life and its overwhelming, but if you take a look at a range, its likewise humorous, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Likewise leave your home, go check out the city you are leaving, meet friends, and enjoy yourself, that truly assisted us when packaging was dragging us down!
10. Document the experience!
Its truly enjoyable to recall now on how much Julian and I performed in such little time. Here are some photos of our last few months in Houston!
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