Got an offer and don't know how to pack!
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Just make a list of things you need to accomplis, that way as you tick things off you can feel like you are really getting things done, it's what helped my anyway!
Have you already done an FBI background check?
You can start to gather things together for your Visa like three months worth of bank statements to prove you have the funds to move. (The cost of the visa is around $430)
I'm no electronics advisor, but I would think a desk top would be a huge burden to bring or send, not only because of the size but because of the differences in electrical current. Many laptops have a switch that you flip to change between 210 and 120 (or whatever the current differences are) but since you had one custom made it doesn't seem like that is something they would have done. Though you can get a transformer to help with the currency differences I'm not sure if in the end it would be worth it, your school may even provide you with a laptop (mine did).
As for packing, I brought mostly clothes because I thought why bother with electronics, etc. I also brought a supply of my favourite toiletries (and I'm really glad I did since it took me ages to find brands I liked in stores and it was really difficult to buy a lot of things at once since bus stops aren't always near where you are shopping or that close to you house, it really depends on where you live for that!) A photo album of friends and family for when you are sad (though with digitial pictures its just as easy to have a photo album online). CD's (but no DVD's because of the regional thing) for your DVD player you'd run into the same problem as with your computer of the currency difference.
As for the cost of things, I found that clothes were the most expensive and that groceries and toiletries are really the same or even less than in the US (not with the exchange rate, but in terms of the numerical amount, so Pantene Shampoo was 4.65 in the US and in the UK I just paid 1.99). It is a bit difficult in the beginning when you are transferring dollars to pounds, but once you are earning pounds I think its just easiest to stop thinking in dollar amounts. (Well until you get to think you have twice as much when you get the chance to go home!)
It is a bit more difficult to find accomidation that allows pets here and depending on the area you are in you may not want the added hassle, plus it is stressful for your pets to move and you will be quite busy and not necessarily at home as much to be with them, but that being said, sometimes I really wish I had my dog here (though I know she wouldn't get the attention she deserves in the end).
What areas are the job offers you have had in? How do you think you'll make your final decision on where to go?
Hope we can help you with any other questions!
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