10 Loading Hacks for Moving Abroad!

Hola from Peru!!

We have actually been in Peru for 4 days now and we've already fallen in love with this country and the people. Your prayers are felt and God has actually already 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 find out Spanish, while Julian will discover Quechua, the indigenous language.

Anyways, as we were preparing to transfer to Peru and talking with individuals about moving to another country, we discovered that almost everybody was curious to understand 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 share with y' all 10 hacks that we discovered in packaging to move overseas ... Enjoy!

1. Start Packaging EARLY & Do it in Phases.

Packing is frustrating (I will be saying that a lot in this blog haha) and if you resemble the majority of us, you have a great deal of things, so leaving all of it for the last minute will stress you out more. You might forget things or possibly take too much. Julian and I began about 3 months ahead of time by getting rid of clothes and things we didn't require here and there (numerous journeys to Goodwill). And we also started buying trunks early because they can get pretty costly so spreading that out assists. I also began publishing advertisements early on Facebook to sell our furnishings and from that we had pals purchase a lot of our things in advance to select it up when we were ready to move. Also making a list of whatever that is in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do however is available in convenient when dealing with customs.

2. Take Pictures of Your Home

This is really for the memories. The apartment we moved out was our first home together and it meant a lot to us. So the images are just for us to keep in mind and possibly show our future family one day, to know where it all began.

3. Loading Cubes!!

I have actually been a supporter for packing cubes considering that my journey to El Salvador a year ago. On that journey, I could just take a continue with me and had the ability to fit 2 weeks worth of clothes and toiletries!!! Needless to say we bought as a lot of them as we could and were able to get most of my clothing into one luggage. I won't lie, though loading cubes are terrific, loading all my clothes and trying to make them all fit and not discuss the 50-lb limitation was INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL and triggered me many breakdowns haha (simply being sincere).

4. Discover Someone 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 believe it was that important ... initially. But a few months prior to leaving and ending up being overwhelmed by not knowing what to pack we reached out to another physician named Ari, who is in fact presently living in the home we will be moving into. She has actually really been a God-send. I emailed Ari a minimum of 3 times a week up until we moved here. I asked her anything to whatever: from the size of the cooking area shelves to whether we needed to bring rain boots.

5. Throw a Packing Celebration!

Welcome somebody over who is a master at Tetris, who has no issue telling you "you don't need that", and who can manage you being stressed. Our pal 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 need to bring, donate, or store. She helped us load everything in our trunks and assisted make it all fit without being over 50 pounds. 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 things. For me it was shoes, for Julian ... he had this insane thing about keeping EVERY pen he owned because college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's help Julian is now devoid of his pen dependency. Hahah!

7. Bless Others with Your Stuff!

This was probably my favorite part about moving. Like I said previously, we took many journeys to Goodwill, however we also allowed our pals to go through all of our stuff and let them take whatever they desired. It was actually neat to understand that our things were going into the homes of people we like!!

8. Bring Things that You Will Miss!

In talking with Ari and other individuals that have actually done what we are doing like Julian's moms and dads, everyone said the same thing, BRING The Important Things THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, great bed linen was very important, likewise great knives, a few framed pictures of our loved ones, and PEANUT BUTTER (apparently peanut butter is not a thing in other countries)! So that's what we made sure to pack!

9. Chill Out and Take A 2nd ... Many Seconds ... to Make Fun Of Your Situation!!

As I have actually mentioned, packing is frustrating. At any quality it can honestly make or break you. Do not let it break you. Take a 2nd to shriek, recognize the chaos around you, and after that simply laugh due to the fact that it is nuts. What you are attempting to do is insane: your home has never looked worse, you are sleeping on a flooring, and taking a shower without a shower curtain while trying not to get too much water on the flooring, eating out of the very same bowl for each meal, and only have one great shirt because all the rest of your clothes are packed. You're not living your normal life and its overwhelming, however if you take a look at a distance, its likewise amusing, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Also get out of your home, go explore the city you are leaving, meet up with buddies, and enjoy yourself, that actually assisted us when packing was dragging us down!

10. File the experience!

Its actually enjoyable to look back now on just how much Julian and I did in such little time. Here are some photos of our last couple of months in Houston!