Hola from Peru!!
We have 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 actually currently provided in amazing 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 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 transfer to Peru and talking with people about transferring to another nation, we discovered that practically everyone wondered to know 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 packaging to move overseas ... Take pleasure in!
1. Start Packing EARLY & Do it in Phases.
Packing is overwhelming (I will be saying that a lot in this blog site haha) and if you resemble most of us, you have a lot of things, so leaving everything for the last minute will stress you out more. You might forget things or potentially take excessive. Julian and I started about 3 months in advance by eliminating clothing and things we didn't require here and there (many journeys to Goodwill). And we also began purchasing trunks early due to the fact that they can get pretty expensive so spreading out that out helps. I also began publishing advertisements early on Facebook to offer our furnishings and from that we had good friends buy 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 however can be found in helpful when dealing with custom-mades.
2. Take Pictures of Your House
This is really for the memories. The apartment or condo we vacated was our very first home together and it suggested a lot to us. So the images are just for us to bear in mind and maybe show our future household one day, to know where it all began.
3. Loading Cubes!!
I have actually been a supporter for loading cubes since my journey to El Salvador a year earlier. On that trip, I might just take a continue with me and was able to fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and toiletries!!! Needless to say we bought as much of them as we could and had the ability to get the majority of my clothes into one luggage. I will not lie, though loading cubes are fantastic, packing all my clothes and attempting to make them all fit and not discuss the 50-lb limit was EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT and caused me lots of breakdowns haha (just being sincere).
4. Find Somebody Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Inquire ANY & ALL Questions.
This is something a great deal of other people where telling us to do and honestly we didn't think it was that crucial ... initially. But a few months before leaving and ending up being overwhelmed by not knowing what to load we connected to another doctor named Ari, who is actually currently residing in the home we will be moving into. She has actually genuinely been a God-send. I emailed Ari at least 3 times a week till we moved here. I asked her anything to whatever: from the size of the kitchen area racks to whether we required to bring rain boots.
5. Throw a Packing Party!
Welcome somebody over who is a master at Tetris, who has no problem informing you "you do not need that", and who can handle you being stressed out. Our friend Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came by (ON HER DAY OFF) and spent the whole day, going through our things, making the calls we couldn't make on what we ought to bring, contribute, or shop. She helped us load everything in our trunks and helped 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 whatever with you and will need to let go of a lot ... A Great Deal Of your things. For me it was shoes, for Julian ... he had this insane aspect of keeping EVERY pen he owned given that college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's help Julian is now devoid of his pen addiction. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Stuff!
This was most likely my favorite part about moving. Like I said earlier, we took numerous journeys to Goodwill, however we also allowed our good friends to go through all of our stuff and let them take whatever they desired. It was really neat to know that our things were going into the homes of individuals we enjoy!!
8. Bring Things that You Will Miss!
In talking with Ari and other people that have actually done what we are simulating Julian's parents, everyone said the very same thing, BRING The Important Things THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, good bed linen was really essential, likewise excellent knives, a couple of framed photos of our family and friends, 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 2nd ... Lots Of Seconds ... to Make Fun Of Your Situation!!
As I have pointed out, packing is overwhelming. At any quality it can honestly make or break you. Do not let it break you. Take a second to yell, recognize the mayhem around you, and then simply laugh due to the fact that it is nuts. What you are trying to do is insane: your house has actually never looked worse, you are sleeping on a flooring, and showering without a shower drape while trying not to get excessive water on the flooring, eating in restaurants of the exact same bowl for each meal, and just have one great t-shirt considering that all the rest of your clothes are loaded. You're not living your typical life and its frustrating, however if you look at a distance, its also humorous, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Also leave your house, go explore the city you are leaving, meet up with good friends, and enjoy yourself, that actually assisted us when packing was dragging us down!
10. File the experience!
Its actually enjoyable to recall now on how much Julian and I carried out in such little time. Here are some photos of our last few months in Houston!
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