10 Loading Hacks for Moving Abroad!

Hola from Peru!!

We have actually remained in Peru for 4 days now and we've already fallen in love with this nation and individuals. Your prayers are felt and God has currently provided in incredible ways. We will be in Lima for the next couple of days, then we head to Cusco where we will be dealing with a Peruvian household for a month while we go to language school. At language school I, Devyn, will be continuing to find out Spanish, while Julian will learn Quechua, the indigenous language.

Anyways, as we were preparing to transfer to Peru and talking with people about transferring to another nation, we found that practically everyone was curious to understand exactly 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 show y' all 10 hacks that we found in packing to move overseas ... Delight in!

1. Start Packing EARLY & Do it in Phases.

Packaging is frustrating (I will be saying 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 potentially take too much. Julian and I began about 3 months beforehand by eliminating clothing and things we didn't need here and there (so many trips to Goodwill). And we likewise began purchasing trunks early since they can get quite pricey so spreading out that out assists. I likewise began publishing advertisements early on Facebook to offer our furnishings and from that we had buddies purchase a great deal of our things in advance to select it up when we were prepared to move. Likewise making a list of everything that remains in each trunk is something Julian and I forgot to do but comes in useful when dealing with customizeds.

2. Take Pictures of Your Home

This is really for the memories. The home we moved out was our very first house together and it implied a lot to us. So the pictures are simply for us to keep in mind and maybe reveal our future family one day, to understand where everything began.

3. Packing Cubes!!

I have actually been a supporter for packing cubes considering that my journey to El Salvador a year earlier. On that trip, I might only take a continue with me and had the ability to fit 2 weeks worth of clothing and toiletries!!! Needless to state we bought as many of them as we might and were able to get most of my clothing into one travel suitcase. I will not lie, though packing cubes are excellent, loading all my clothes and attempting to make them all fit and not go over the 50-lb limit was EXTREMELY STRESSFUL and caused me many breakdowns haha (simply being sincere).

4. Discover Somebody Who Lives/Has Lived Where You Are Going & Ask ANY & ALL Questions.

This is something a lot of other individuals where informing us to do and honestly we didn't think it was that essential ... initially. But a few months prior to leaving and becoming overwhelmed by not knowing what to load we reached out to another doctor called Ari, who is in fact presently living in the apartment we will be moving into. She has actually really been a God-send. I emailed Ari at least 3 times a week until we moved here. I asked her anything to everything: from the size of the kitchen racks to whether we needed to bring rain boots.

5. Toss a Packing Celebration!

Invite somebody over who is a master at Tetris, who has no problem informing you "you don't require that", and who can handle you being stressed. Our friend Sandra was another God-send for us !! She came by (ON HER DAY OFF) and spent the entire day, going through our stuff, making the calls we could not make on what we ought to bring, donate, or store. She helped us pack whatever in our trunks and assisted make it all fit without being over 50 lbs. THANK YOU SANDRA!!!

6. Find Out 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 insane thing about keeping EVERY pen he owned considering that college. Hahha. Why idk, however with Sandra's help Julian is now free from his pen dependency. Hahah!

7. Bless Others with Your Stuff!

This was most likely my favorite part about moving. Like I said previously, we took numerous trips to Goodwill, but we likewise allowed our pals to go through all of our things and let them take whatever they wanted. It was really cool to understand that our things were entering into the homes of individuals we love!!

8. Bring Things that You Will Miss!

In talking with Ari and other individuals that have done what we are simulating Julian's moms and dads, everyone stated the very same thing, BRING The Important Things THAT YOU WILL MISS. For us, excellent bedding was extremely important, likewise excellent knives, a few framed photos of our family and friends, and PEANUT BUTTER (obviously peanut butter is not a thing in other countries)! So that's what we made certain to load!

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

As I have actually pointed out, packing is overwhelming. At any caliber it can truthfully make or break you. Do not let it break you. Take a 2nd to yell, acknowledge the mayhem around you, and then just laugh since it is nuts. What you are attempting to do is insane: your house has actually never ever looked even worse, you are sleeping on a floor, and showering without a shower curtain while attempting not to get excessive water on the flooring, eating in restaurants of the same bowl for each meal, and just have one good shirt given that all the rest of your clothing are loaded. You're not living your regular life and its overwhelming, but if you look at a distance, its likewise amusing, so LAUGH! hahhaha! Also get out of your house, go check out the city you are leaving, meet pals, and enjoy yourself, that actually helped us when packing was dragging us down!

10. File the experience!

Its truly fun to look back now on how much Julian and I carried out in such little time. Here are some pictures of our last couple of months in Houston!