Hola from Peru!!
We have actually remained in Peru for 4 days now and we have actually already fallen in love with this nation and individuals. Your prayers are felt and God has already offered in remarkable 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 go to language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to learn Spanish, while Julian will discover Quechua, the native language.
Anyways, as we were preparing to move to Peru and talking with individuals about transferring to another country, we discovered that almost everybody wondered to understand precisely HOW we were going to pack for our relocation. 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 packaging to move overseas ... Delight in!
1. Start Packing EARLY & Do it in Stages.
Packing is frustrating (I will be stating that a lot in this blog site haha) and if you are like the majority of us, you have a lot of things, so leaving all of it for the eleventh hour will stress you out more. You might forget things or potentially take excessive. Julian and I started about 3 months in advance by eliminating clothes and things we didn't require occasionally (numerous journeys to Goodwill). And we also started purchasing trunks early because they can get quite expensive so spreading out that out assists. I also began posting ads early on Facebook to offer our furnishings and from that we had pals buy 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 remains in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do however is available in helpful when dealing with customizeds.
2. Take Pictures of Your Home
This is actually for the memories. The house we left was our first home together and it suggested a lot to us. So the images are simply for us to bear in mind and possibly show our future household one day, to know where it all started.
3. Packing Cubes!!
I have actually been a supporter for loading cubes since my journey to El Salvador a year back. On that journey, I might only take a continue with me and was able to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to state we purchased as many of them as we could and were able to get the majority of my clothing into one suitcase. I will not lie, though packing cubes are terrific, packing all my clothes and attempting to make them all fit and not go over the 50-lb limitation was VERY DEMANDING and triggered me numerous breakdowns haha (just being sincere).
4. Discover Someone Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Ask ANY & ALL Questions.
This is something a great deal of other individuals where informing us to do and honestly we didn't think it was that essential ... in the beginning. However a few months prior to leaving and becoming overwhelmed by not understanding what to pack we connected to another doctor called Ari, who is actually currently living in the house 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 whatever: from the size of the kitchen area shelves to whether we needed to bring rain boots.
5. Toss 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 manage you being stressed out. Our buddy Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came by (ON HER DAY OFF) and invested the entire day, going through our stuff, making the calls we couldn't make on what we must bring, contribute, or store. She helped us load whatever in our trunks and helped make it all fit without being over 50 pounds. THANK YOU SANDRA!!!
6. Learn to Let Go ...
At the end of the day you are moving overseas and can not take whatever with you and will need to let go of a lot ... A LOT 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, however with Sandra's assistance Julian is now free from his pen addiction. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Things!
This was probably my favorite part about moving. Like I said previously, we took numerous trips to Goodwill, however we likewise allowed our buddies to go through all of our stuff and let them take whatever they desired. It was truly neat to know that our things were entering into the homes of people we enjoy!!
8. Bring Things that You Will Miss!
In talking with Ari and other individuals that have done what we are simulating Julian's moms and dads, everybody stated the exact same thing, BRING THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, good bedding was extremely crucial, also excellent knives, a couple of framed photos of our friends and family, and PEANUT BUTTER (obviously peanut butter is not a thing in other nations)! So that's what we made certain to pack!
9. Chill Out and Take A Second ... Numerous Seconds ... to Make Fun Of Your Situation!!
As I have actually mentioned, packing is overwhelming. At any quality it can truthfully make or break you. Do not let it break you. Take a 2nd to shriek, acknowledge the mayhem around you, and then just laugh since it is nuts. What you are trying to do is insane: your home has actually never looked even worse, you are sleeping on a flooring, and showering without a shower curtain while attempting not to get too much water on the flooring, eating in restaurants of the exact same bowl for every meal, and only have one great t-shirt because all the rest of your clothes are packed. You're not living your typical life and its overwhelming, however if you look at a range, its also humorous, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Also get out of your house, go explore the city you are leaving, meet good friends, and enjoy yourself, that actually helped us when packing was dragging us down!
10. File the experience!
Its actually enjoyable to look back now on how much Julian and I performed in such little time. Here are some images of our last couple of months in Houston!
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