Is there one thing (or more) that you couldn't leave behind in your home country?

The cost of bringing all your treasured items would be more than any pocket can afford.So with lightening the load of "what to not bring" , what couldn't you live without?

pretty much everything! But I'm from Canada so I had the luxury of stuffing it all in a U-Haul.

My fiance's answer would be his guitar.

my dogs

My Art books and painting stuff. I couldn't bring all the books, but I know they're safe back home with my family

my daughter
Also - clothes..oh and my books!

There a lot of things than ileft behind....
Some of my precious books... And some pictures... I forgot one album photos behind me.

sanita old russian cat

When push came to shove there was nothing I couldn't live without except my fiance. So I sold absolutely everything and arrived in the US after 37 years on this earth with just two bags of personal day-to-day stuff! Boy that felt good!

I threw out about 6 big garbage bags of stuff, but two things I absolutely could not leave behind:

1) Childhood family albums

2) This tiny pair of Weeboks that my brother had passed our nana to hand to me on the day of my first wedding in 1993. He was sent to Brunei for army training and couldn't make it, so he got the gift and a really adorable card made (with illustrations that he drew himself) a week beforehand. I wasn't pregnant then, but he wanted to give me something that would really touch my heart and show how much he loved me. It also pained us that he couldn't be at the wedding. When I opened the small shoe box and read the card, I had tears in my eyes.

He couldn't make it to my wedding again last year, but I reminded him of the baby shoes, which made him smile. That little shoe box has gone with me everywhere since then, and it came with me to Indiana last year.

Books and CD's... 6 boxes were shipped before I crossed the Atlantic

awwww...the hounds aren't scaring him/her?

Two crates of records... yeh, that's it.

Like to bring the cats as well, but not really an option.

I downsized my possesions by about 90 % before I moved here.... I moved with one suitcase, a carry-on suitcase and and a carry on bag.... I figured I could buy most of that stuff once I got here...

I left two 60L sized Rubbermaid Tubs with the rest of my possesions back home... I just basically kept stuff that wasn't replaceable...... my mom has shipped me some stuff from those tubs since I have been here.... I hope to bring them home with me when we go up to Canada for a visit in a few weeks...

CanadaLaura- Lucky you!

TracyTN- cool, is he writing his own music?

Munchkins- How expensive was it to move with dogs? ( just curious, we dont have pets)

Mand- Thats good at least you can always get your art stuff back, im with you on this one..i would have a hard time leaving my art stuff behind if i was the one moving.

Jaylen Brit- children are so special, its great you will be able to bring your daughter, im sure she will like usa

rejane- I have way to many pics too , i had thought at first i was going to Scotland, but since that changed im glad cause i would of had to downsize alot of pics to leave behind.

almaty2004- im sorry for you im sure sanita was a great pet

perfect- wow. you are brave!!

Ephesia- 6 bags!! wow, did you give stuff to a donation center? Childhood albums awww that is so cute about the shoes! and they are well traveled

Silvanski- 6 boxes of books and cds.. im curious to know the book subjects?

triaxiom - 2 crates of records ; are these collectable phonographs ? interesting

MarilynP-how sweet of your mom .





When i went to Scotland to see Jahan, he has this fabulous heavy blanket, that he had brought from Saudia 6 yrs back when he first moved to Scotland. Its in such great shape, and so comfy. I insisted it not get left behind. He shipped it recently, and its worth every pound spent!





What did everyone do with their vehicles when they moved?

LOL, didn't have a vehicle back in Singapore (public transportation rocks), so had no worries there.

No, I didn't donate my stuff. The 6 garbage bags were filled with stuff that couldn't exactly be given away. The stuff that could be given away went to a close friend and my brother. My brother is also safeguarding my Zippo lighter.

I couldn't even imagine leaving my flute behind... even though I hadn't played it in a decade! So it came and I had a brief fling with it and then it went back into the closet, but at some point I'll probably drag it out again... I plan on having it till the day I die.

I know what you mean, i use to play flute (very breifly dont remember a thing now , but still have my clarinet which saw the light of day about 3 months back for about 3 hrs , then back into its hibernation.



Ephesia- , my brother is possesive about his Zippo too

I miss my Zippo. It's a black limited edition Jack Daniel's 150th anniversary edition lighter. I love it especially because the design is engraved, not just painted. My brother gave it to me for my birthday a few years ago with the standard "Zippo beginners' start-up kit", i.e. pack of flints, thread, Zippo fluid, etc.. I think I almost cried when I handed the lighter to him for safekeeping the night before I flew to the US.