Hola from Peru!!
We have been in Peru for 4 days now and we've currently fallen in love with this country and the people. Your prayers are felt and God has actually currently supplied in remarkable methods. We will remain in Lima for the next number of days, then we head to Cusco where we will be dealing with a Peruvian household for a month while we participate in language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to learn Spanish, while Julian will find out Quechua, the indigenous language.
Anyways, as we were preparing to move to Peru and talking with individuals about relocating to another country, we found that almost everyone wondered to know precisely HOW we were going to load for our move. So before 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 Packing EARLY & Do it in Phases.
Packing is overwhelming (I will be stating that a lot in this blog haha) and if you resemble most of us, you have a great deal of stuff, so leaving everything for the last minute will worry you out more. You might forget things or possibly take too much. Julian and I started about 3 months beforehand by getting rid of clothes and things we didn't require here and there (so many trips to Goodwill). And we likewise started buying trunks early due to the fact that they can get quite costly so spreading that out helps. I likewise started posting ads early on Facebook to sell our furnishings and from that we had pals purchase a lot of our stuff in advance to pick 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 but comes in useful when handling custom-mades.
2. Take Pictures of Your House
This is actually for the memories. The apartment we left was our first home together and it implied a lot to us. So the images are just for us to keep in mind and maybe reveal our future household one day, to understand 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 trip, I could only take a carry on with me and had the ability to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to state we bought as a lot of them as we might and had the ability to get the majority of my clothing into one suitcase. I won't lie, though loading cubes are great, loading all my clothing and attempting to make them all fit and not go over the 50-lb limit was EXTREMELY DEMANDING and triggered me many breakdowns haha (simply being truthful).
4. Find Someone Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Inquire ANY & ALL Questions.
This is something a great deal of other people where informing us to do and honestly we didn't think it was that crucial ... initially. But a couple of months before leaving and becoming overwhelmed by not knowing what to pack we connected to another doctor named Ari, who is actually presently living in the apartment we will be moving into. She has really 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 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 problem informing you "you do not 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 whole day, going through our stuff, making the calls we could not make on what we must bring, donate, or shop. She assisted us load everything in our trunks and assisted 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 everything with you and will need to release a lot ... A LOT of your things. For me it was shoes, for Julian ... he had this crazy aspect of keeping EVERY pen he owned because college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's assistance Julian is now free from his pen addiction. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Things!
This was most likely my preferred part about moving. Like I said previously, we took numerous trips to Goodwill, however we likewise permitted our buddies to go through all of our stuff and let them take whatever they desired. It was really cool to understand that our things were entering into the houses of individuals we love!!
8. Bring Things that You Will Miss!
In talking with Ari and other people that have actually done what we are doing like Julian's moms and dads, everybody stated the same thing, BRING THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, great bed linen was very important, likewise excellent knives, a few framed pictures of our friends and family, and PEANUT BUTTER (apparently peanut butter is not a thing in other countries)! So that's what we made certain to pack!
9. Relax and Take A Second ... Lots Of Seconds ... to Make Fun Of 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 shriek, recognize the chaos around you, and then just laugh since it is nuts. What you are trying to do is insane: your home has 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 floor, eating out of the exact same bowl for every meal, and only have one good t-shirt since all the rest of your clothes are packed. You're not living your normal life and its overwhelming, but if you look at a distance, its also funny, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Also leave your home, go check out the city you are leaving, meet up with friends, and enjoy yourself, that really assisted us when packaging was dragging us down!
10. File the experience!
Its really fun to recall now on just how much Julian and I did in such little time. Here are some images of our last few months in Houston!
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