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 actually already provided in remarkable ways. We will be in Lima for the next couple of days, then we head to Cusco where we will be living with a Peruvian household for a month while we attend language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to discover Spanish, while Julian will discover Quechua, the indigenous language.
Anyways, as we were preparing to move to Peru and talking with people about transferring to another nation, we discovered that nearly everyone wondered to know exactly HOW we were going to pack for our relocation. So prior to we dove into how things are going here in Peru, we thought we 'd share with y' all 10 hacks that we discovered in packing to move overseas ... Delight in!
1. Start Packaging EARLY & Do it in Stages.
Packaging is frustrating (I will be saying that a lot in this blog site haha) and if you resemble most of us, you have a great deal of stuff, so leaving all of it for the last minute will stress you out more. You may forget things or possibly take excessive. Julian and I began about 3 months beforehand by eliminating clothes and things we didn't require occasionally (a lot of trips to Goodwill). And we also began buying trunks early since they can get pretty pricey so spreading out that out helps. I also began publishing advertisements early on Facebook to sell our furnishings and from that we had buddies purchase a great deal of our stuff in advance to select it up when we were ready to move. Also making a list of everything that remains in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do however comes in helpful when dealing with custom-mades.
2. Take Pictures of Your Home
This is truly for the memories. The apartment we vacated was our first home together and it implied a lot to us. So the photos are simply for us to keep in mind and perhaps show our future household one day, to know where all of it began.
3. Packing Cubes!!
I have been an advocate for loading cubes considering that my journey to El Salvador a year ago. On that journey, I could only take a continue with me and was able to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to state we bought as much of them as we could and were able to get the majority of my clothing into one travel suitcase. I won't lie, though packing cubes are fantastic, loading all my clothing and trying to make them all fit and not review the 50-lb limit was INCREDIBLY DEMANDING and caused me numerous breakdowns haha (simply being honest).
4. Find Somebody Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Ask Them ANY & ALL Questions.
This is something a great deal 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 ending up being overwhelmed by not understanding what to pack we connected to another medical professional called Ari, who is really presently living in the apartment we will be moving into. She has really been a God-send. I emailed Ari a minimum of 3 times a week until we moved here. I asked her anything to everything: from the size of the cooking area shelves to whether we needed to bring rain boots.
5. Toss a Packaging Party!
Invite 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. 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 stuff, making the calls we couldn't make on what we must bring, contribute, or store. She assisted us pack 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 everything with you and will need to release 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 addiction. Hahah!
7. Bless Others with Your Stuff!
This was probably my preferred part about moving. Like I stated previously, we took many trips 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 know 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 actually done what we are doing like Julian's moms and dads, everyone said the exact same thing, BRING The Important Things THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, great bed linen was really essential, also excellent knives, a few framed photos of our loved ones, and PEANUT BUTTER (obviously peanut butter is not a thing in other nations)! So that's what we ensured to load!
9. Chill Out and Take A 2nd ... Lots Of Seconds ... to Laugh at Your Circumstance!!
As I have discussed, packing is frustrating. At any caliber it can honestly make or break you. Do not let it break you. Take a 2nd to scream, acknowledge the turmoil around you, and after that simply laugh since it is nuts. What you are trying to do is crazy: your house has actually never looked even worse, you are sleeping on a floor, and showering without a shower drape while attempting not to get too much water on the floor, eating in restaurants of the exact same bowl for every meal, and only have one great shirt because all the rest of your clothing are packed. You're not living your typical life and its overwhelming, 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 good friends, and enjoy yourself, that really assisted us when packaging was dragging us down!
10. Document the experience!
Its actually fun to recall now on how much Julian and I carried out in such little time. Here are some images of our last couple of months in Houston!
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