Hola from Peru!!
We have remained in Peru for 4 days now and we've already fallen in love with this nation and the people. Your prayers are felt and God has actually already provided in incredible methods. We will remain in Lima for the next number of days, then we head to Cusco where we will be living with a Peruvian family for a month while we attend language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to discover Spanish, while Julian will find out Quechua, the indigenous language.
Anyways, as we were preparing to move to Peru and talking with individuals about moving to another country, we found that nearly everybody wondered to understand precisely HOW we were going to load for our relocation. So prior to we dove into how things are going here in Peru, we thought 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.
Packaging is frustrating (I will be saying that a lot in this blog haha) and if you resemble the majority of us, you have a lot of things, so leaving it all for the last minute will stress you out more. You may forget things or possibly take too much. Julian and I began about 3 months ahead of time by getting rid of clothes and things we didn't need here and there (a lot of trips to Goodwill). And we also began buying trunks early since they can get quite expensive so spreading that out helps. I also began publishing advertisements early on Facebook to sell our furnishings and from that we had buddies purchase a great deal of our things in advance to select it up when we were all set to move. Also making a list of everything that is in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do however is available in useful when dealing with custom-mades.
2. Take Pictures of Your House
This is truly for the memories. The home we vacated was our first home together and it implied 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 it all began.
3. Loading Cubes!!
I have actually been a supporter for packing cubes since my journey to El Salvador a year ago. On that trip, I might only take a continue with me and was able to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to state we bought as many of them as we could and had the ability to get the majority of my clothing into one suitcase. I won't lie, though loading cubes are terrific, loading all my clothing and trying to make them all fit and not discuss the 50-lb limitation was EXCEPTIONALLY DEMANDING and caused me many breakdowns haha (simply being sincere).
4. Find Somebody Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Inquire 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 ... at first. 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 called Ari, who is actually presently living in the home we will be moving into. She has truly been a God-send. I emailed Ari a minimum of 3 times a week till we moved here. I asked her anything to everything: from the size of the cooking area racks 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 informing you "you don't require that", and who can manage you being stressed out. Our pal Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came by (ON HER Day Of Rest) and invested the entire day, going through our stuff, making the calls we could not make on what we ought to bring, contribute, or store. She assisted us pack whatever in our trunks and assisted make it all fit without being over 50 lbs. THANK YOU SANDRA!!!
6. Discover to Let Go ...
At the end of the day you are moving overseas and can not take everything with you and will have to let go of a lot ... A Great Deal Of your stuff. For me it was shoes, for Julian ... he had this insane thing about keeping EVERY pen he owned since college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's aid Julian is now devoid of his pen dependency. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Things!
This was probably my favorite part about moving. Like I said previously, we took lots of trips to Goodwill, however we also allowed our good friends to go through all of our things and let them take whatever they desired. It was actually neat to know that our things were going into the homes of individuals 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 bed linen was really crucial, also excellent knives, a few framed photos of our loved ones, and PEANUT BUTTER (obviously peanut butter is not a thing in other nations)! So that's what we made certain to load!
9. Relax and Take A Second ... Numerous Seconds ... to Laugh at Your Circumstance!!
As I have actually pointed out, packaging is overwhelming. At any caliber it can honestly make or break you. Don't let it break you. Take a second to shout, acknowledge the mayhem around you, and after that simply laugh due to the fact that it is nuts. What you are trying to do is insane: your home has actually never ever looked worse, you are sleeping on a flooring, and taking a shower without a shower drape while trying not to get too much water on the flooring, eating out of the exact same bowl for every single meal, and only have one great t-shirt since all the rest of your clothing are loaded. You're not living your normal life and its overwhelming, however if you look at a range, its likewise amusing, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Also get out of your home, go check out the city you are leaving, meet up with buddies, and enjoy yourself, that truly assisted us when packaging was dragging us down!
10. Document the experience!
Its really fun to recall now on 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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