Hola from Peru!!
We have actually remained 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 already offered in incredible ways. We will remain in Lima for the next couple of days, then we head to Cusco where we will be coping with a Peruvian family for a month while we go to language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to learn Spanish, while Julian will find out Quechua, the native language.
Anyways, as we were preparing to relocate to Peru and talking with individuals about transferring to another nation, we discovered that practically everyone wondered to know exactly 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 show y' all 10 hacks that we found in packaging to move overseas ... Enjoy!
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 are like most of us, you have a great deal of stuff, so leaving it all for the eleventh hour will stress you out more. You might forget things or perhaps take too much. Julian and I began about 3 months ahead of time by eliminating clothes and things we didn't need here and there (so many journeys to Goodwill). And we likewise started purchasing trunks early since they can get quite expensive so spreading out that out helps. I likewise started publishing advertisements early on Facebook to offer our furnishings and from that we had good friends purchase a lot of our things in advance to choose it up when we were ready to move. Likewise making a list of everything that remains in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do but can be found in helpful when dealing with customs.
2. Take Pictures of Your House
This is truly for the memories. The apartment we left was our very first house together and it suggested a lot to us. So the photos are just for us to keep in mind and perhaps show our future family one day, to know where all of it started.
3. Loading Cubes!!
I have been a supporter for packing cubes because my trip to El Salvador a year ago. On that trip, I could just take a carry on with me and was able to fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and toiletries!!! Needless to state we bought as many of them as we could and were able to get most of my clothing into one suitcase. I won't lie, though packing cubes are excellent, packing all my clothing and attempting to make them all fit and not go over the 50-lb limit was VERY DEMANDING and triggered me many breakdowns haha (simply being honest).
4. Find Somebody Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Ask ANY & ALL Questions.
This is something a lot of other people where informing us to do and honestly we didn't believe it was that crucial ... initially. However a few months prior to leaving and becoming overwhelmed by not understanding what to pack we reached out to another doctor called Ari, who is really currently residing in the apartment or condo we will be moving into. She has truly been a God-send. I emailed Ari at least 3 times a week 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. Toss a Packaging Party!
Welcome somebody over who is a master at Tetris, who has no problem telling you "you do not require that", and who can manage you being stressed out. Our good friend Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came by (ON HER DAY OFF) and invested the entire day, going through our things, making the calls we couldn't make on what we need to bring, donate, or store. She assisted us load whatever 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 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 crazy thing about keeping EVERY pen he owned given that college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's help Julian is now free from his pen dependency. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Stuff!
This was most likely my preferred part about moving. Like I stated previously, we took many journeys to Goodwill, however we likewise permitted our buddies to go through all of our stuff and let them take whatever they wanted. It was really cool to understand that our things were going into the houses of individuals 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 parents, everyone said the same thing, BRING THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, excellent bedding was very crucial, also excellent knives, a couple of 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 certain to pack!
9. Relax and Take A 2nd ... Numerous Seconds ... to Make Fun Of Your Scenario!!
As I have actually pointed out, packaging is overwhelming. At any caliber it can truthfully make or break you. Do not let it break you. Take a second to scream, recognize the turmoil around you, and then just laugh due to the fact that it is nuts. What you are attempting to do is insane: your home has actually never looked worse, you are sleeping on a floor, and taking a shower without a shower drape while attempting not to get too much water on the floor, eating out of the same bowl for every single meal, and just have one nice shirt considering that all the rest of your clothing are loaded. You're not living your regular life and its frustrating, however if you look at a range, its likewise hilarious, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Also get out of your home, go explore the city you are leaving, meet buddies, and enjoy yourself, that really helped us when packaging was dragging us down!
10. Document the experience!
Its truly enjoyable to recall now on just how much Julian and I carried out in such little time. Here are some pictures of our last few months in Houston!
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