10 Loading Hacks for Moving Abroad!

Hola from Peru!!

We have actually been in Peru for 4 days now and we've currently fallen for this nation and individuals. Your prayers are felt and God has already offered in incredible ways. We will be in Lima for the next number of days, then we head to Cusco where we will be dealing 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 learn Quechua, the indigenous language.

Anyways, as we were preparing to transfer to Peru and talking with individuals about moving to another nation, we found that practically everybody was curious to know precisely HOW we were going to pack for our move. 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 found in packaging to move overseas ... Take pleasure in!

1. Start Packaging EARLY & Do it in Stages.

Packing is overwhelming (I will be saying that a lot in this blog haha) and if you resemble the majority of us, you have a lot of stuff, so leaving everything for the last minute will worry you out more. You may forget things or possibly take too much. Julian and I began about 3 months ahead of time by eliminating clothing and things we didn't require occasionally (a lot of journeys to Goodwill). And we likewise started buying trunks early because they can get pretty pricey so spreading out that out assists. I also started posting advertisements early on Facebook to offer our furnishings and from that we had pals purchase a lot of our stuff in advance to choose it up when we were all set to move. Also making a list of whatever that remains in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do but can be found in useful when handling custom-mades.

2. Take Pictures of Your Home

This is really for the memories. The house we moved out was our very first house together and it meant a lot to us. So the photos are simply for us to remember and perhaps reveal our future family one day, to understand where everything started.

3. Packing Cubes!!

I have been a supporter for loading cubes considering that my trip to El Salvador a year back. On that trip, I might only take a carry on with me and had the ability to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to say we bought as much of them as we could and had the ability to get most of my clothing into one suitcase. I won't lie, though packing cubes are excellent, packing all my clothing and attempting to make them all fit and not discuss the 50-lb limit was INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT and triggered me lots of breakdowns haha (just 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 truthfully we didn't believe it was that essential ... in the beginning. However a couple of months prior to leaving and becoming overwhelmed by not understanding what to load we reached out to another doctor called Ari, who is in fact presently residing in the apartment or condo we will be moving into. She has genuinely 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 required to bring rain boots.

5. Toss a Packing Party!

Welcome someone over who is a master at Tetris, who has no issue telling you "you don't need that", and who can handle 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 things, making the calls we could not make on what we must bring, donate, 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. 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 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 since college. Hahha. Why idk, but with Sandra's help Julian is now free from his pen dependency. Hahah!

7. Bless Others with Your Things!

This was most likely my preferred part about moving. Like I stated previously, we took lots of journeys to Goodwill, however we likewise permitted our friends to go through all of our things and let them take whatever they desired. It was truly cool to understand that our things were entering 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, everybody said the same thing, BRING THE THINGS THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, good bed linen was really crucial, also excellent knives, a couple of framed photos of our family and friends, and PEANUT BUTTER (apparently peanut butter is not a thing in other nations)! So that's what we made sure to pack!

9. Relax and Take A Second ... Lots Of Seconds ... to Laugh at Your Situation!!

As I have discussed, packing is overwhelming. At any caliber it can truthfully make or break you. Don't let it break you. Take a second to shriek, recognize the mayhem around you, and after that just laugh due to the fact that it is nuts. What you are attempting to do is crazy: your home has actually never ever 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 out of the very same bowl for every single meal, and only have one great shirt given that all the rest of your clothes are loaded. You're not living your regular life and its frustrating, however if you take a look at a range, its likewise funny, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Likewise 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 really enjoyable to look back now on just how much Julian and I carried out in such little time. Here are some pictures of our last couple of months in Houston!