Hola from Peru!!
We have actually been in Peru for 4 days now and we have actually already fallen for this nation and the people. Your prayers are felt and God has already offered in incredible methods. We will be 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 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 people about relocating to another country, we discovered that practically everybody wondered to understand precisely HOW we were going to load for our move. So prior to we dove into how things are going here in Peru, we believed we 'd show y' all 10 hacks that we found in packing to move overseas ... Enjoy!
1. Start Packaging EARLY & Do it in Phases.
Packaging is overwhelming (I will be stating that a lot in this blog haha) and if you resemble the majority of us, you have a lot of stuff, so leaving everything for the last minute will worry you out more. You might forget things or perhaps take excessive. Julian and I started about 3 months in advance by getting rid of clothing and things we didn't need occasionally (a lot of journeys 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 likewise began publishing ads early on Facebook to offer our furnishings and from that we had good friends purchase a lot of our stuff in advance to pick it up when we were ready to move. Also making a list of whatever that remains in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do but comes in convenient when dealing with customs.
2. Take Pictures of Your House
This is truly for the memories. The apartment we vacated was our very first home together and it indicated a lot to us. So the photos are just for us to keep in mind and possibly show our future family one day, to understand where everything started.
3. Loading Cubes!!
I have been a supporter for loading cubes given that my journey to El Salvador a year earlier. On that trip, I might just take a continue with me and had the ability to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to state we purchased as many of them as we could and had the ability to get most of my clothes into one suitcase. I will not lie, though packing cubes are fantastic, packing all my clothes and attempting to make them all fit and not review the 50-lb limit was EXTREMELY DIFFICULT and triggered me numerous breakdowns haha (just being truthful).
4. Find Somebody Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Ask Them ANY & ALL Questions.
This is something a lot of other individuals where telling us to do and honestly we didn't believe it was that crucial ... initially. However a few months before leaving and ending up being overwhelmed by not knowing what to pack we connected to another physician called Ari, who is in fact presently living in the house we will be moving into. She has actually really been a God-send. I emailed Ari a minimum of 3 times a week up until we moved here. I asked her anything to whatever: from the size of the kitchen racks to whether we needed to bring rain boots.
5. Throw a Packing Celebration!
Invite someone over who is a master at Tetris, who has no issue informing you "you do not need that", and who can handle you being stressed. Our buddy Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came over (ON HER DAY OFF) and invested the entire day, going through our things, making the calls we couldn't make on what we must bring, contribute, or store. She helped 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 thing about keeping EVERY pen he owned given that college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's aid 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 earlier, we took many trips to Goodwill, however we also enabled our buddies to go through all of our things and let them take whatever they desired. It was truly neat to understand that our things were going into the houses of individuals we enjoy!!
8. Bring Things that You Will Miss!
In talking with Ari and other people that have done what we are simulating Julian's moms and dads, everyone stated the exact same thing, BRING The Important Things THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, great bed linen was really crucial, likewise great knives, a few framed pictures of our family and friends, 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 2nd ... Many Seconds ... to Laugh at Your Scenario!!
As I have actually pointed out, packaging is frustrating. At any quality it can truthfully make or break you. Don't let it break you. Take a second to shout, recognize the turmoil around you, and after that just laugh since it is nuts. What you are trying to do is insane: your house has never looked even worse, you are sleeping on a flooring, and showering without a shower curtain while trying not to get too much water on the flooring, eating out of the same bowl for every single meal, and just have one nice t-shirt because all the rest of your clothing are packed. You're not living your regular life and its frustrating, but if you take a look at a range, its likewise amusing, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Likewise leave your house, go explore the city you are leaving, meet pals, and enjoy yourself, that truly assisted us when packing was dragging us down!
10. Document the experience!
Its actually enjoyable to recall now on how much Julian and I performed in such little time. Here are some images of our last few months in Houston!
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