Hola from Peru!!
We have been in Peru for 4 days now and we have actually already fallen for this country and the people. Your prayers are felt and God has actually currently provided in fantastic ways. 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 participate in language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to discover Spanish, while Julian will find out Quechua, the native language.
Anyways, as we were preparing to relocate to Peru and talking with people about transferring to another nation, we discovered that nearly everybody was curious to know exactly HOW we were going to load for our move. So prior to we dove into how things are going here in Peru, we thought we 'd show y' all 10 hacks that we discovered in packing to move overseas ... Delight in!
1. Start Packing EARLY & Do it in Stages.
Packaging is frustrating (I will be saying that a lot in this blog site haha) and if you resemble most of us, you have a great deal of stuff, so leaving everything for the last minute will stress you out more. You may forget things or possibly take excessive. Julian and I started about 3 months in advance by getting rid of clothes and things we didn't need occasionally (a lot of trips to Goodwill). And we also started buying trunks early due to the fact that they can get quite costly so spreading out that out assists. I also started publishing advertisements early on Facebook to sell our furniture and from that we had pals purchase a great deal of our stuff in advance to select it up when we were all set to move. Also making a list of everything that remains in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do however is available in handy when handling custom-mades.
2. Take Pictures of Your House
This is really for the memories. The home we moved out was our first home together and it meant a lot to us. So the images are simply for us to keep in mind and perhaps show our future household one day, to know where everything started.
3. Packing Cubes!!
I have been a supporter for packing cubes because my journey to El Salvador a year ago. On that journey, I might just take a carry on with me and was able to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to say we bought as much of them as we could and were able to get most of my clothing into one suitcase. I won't lie, though loading cubes are great, loading all my clothes and trying to make them all fit and not review the 50-lb limitation was VERY DIFFICULT and caused me lots of breakdowns haha (just being honest).
4. Find Somebody Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Ask ANY & ALL Concerns.
This is something a lot of other people where telling us to do and truthfully we didn't believe it was that important ... in the beginning. However a couple of months prior to leaving and ending up being overwhelmed by not knowing what to pack we connected to another medical professional named Ari, who is really currently living in the apartment we will be moving into. She has actually genuinely been a God-send. I emailed Ari a minimum of 3 times a week till we moved here. I asked her anything to whatever: from the size of the kitchen area shelves to whether we required to bring rain boots.
5. Throw a Packaging Party!
Welcome somebody over who is a master at Tetris, who has no issue telling you "you do not require that", and who can handle you being stressed out. Our buddy Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came over (ON HER DAY OFF) and invested the whole day, going through our stuff, making the calls we could not make on what we ought to bring, contribute, or shop. She helped us pack whatever in our trunks and helped make it all fit without being over 50 pounds. THANK YOU SANDRA!!!
6. Discover 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 LOT of your stuff. For me it was shoes, for Julian ... he had this crazy feature of keeping EVERY pen he owned since college. Hahha. Why idk, however with Sandra's assistance Julian is now free from his pen addiction. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Stuff!
This was most likely my preferred part about moving. Like I stated previously, we took many trips to Goodwill, however we also permitted our friends to go through all of our stuff and let them take whatever they desired. It was actually neat to understand that our things were entering into the houses of people we enjoy!!
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 said the very same thing, BRING THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, great bedding was really crucial, also great knives, a few framed images of our loved ones, and PEANUT BUTTER (obviously peanut butter is not a thing in other nations)! So that's what we made sure to load!
9. Chill Out and Take A Second ... Numerous Seconds ... to Make Fun Of Your Circumstance!!
As I have actually pointed out, packaging is overwhelming. At any caliber it can truthfully make or break you. Don't let it break you. Take a 2nd to yell, acknowledge the turmoil around you, and then simply laugh since it is nuts. What you are trying to do is crazy: your house has actually never ever looked even worse, you are sleeping on a flooring, and showering without a shower curtain while trying not to get excessive water on the flooring, eating out of the same bowl for each meal, and only have one great shirt given that all the rest of your clothes are loaded. You're not living your typical life and its overwhelming, however if you look at a range, its also hilarious, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Also leave your home, go explore the city you are leaving, meet up with good friends, and enjoy yourself, that actually helped 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 couple of months in Houston!
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