The fist few months are a hard adjustment to the culture, food, heat, humidity, and poverty conditions. There are such wonderful, humble people there that makes everything worth it!
They wear Keen sandals or crocs, light weight golf pants and Serve shirts. There is a ton of walking. If missionary has larger foot size, they won't be able to find larger sizes there. They wash their clothes in buckets and line dry them, so clothing that is fast-drying is best.
LDSxpress is the only way to get packages there. It is still pricey, though.
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Tips on Vaccinations like Yellow Fever and Typhoid: The cheapest options mentioned are Costco, GoodRX (request coupon), Walgreens, and County Health Department. You often have to request these vaccines and may have to pay for a travel consult. One helpful tip is to ask your doctor to send in a prescription for the vaccinations — some have had insurance cover the cost that way. Because of taking Doxycycline daily to prevent Malaria, probiotics have been recommended as very helpful for gut health. The Doxy also makes you more susceptible to the sun, so sunscreen is important.
These sandals are extremely popular with elders serving in African and Caribbean missions, where sandals are allowed.
Serve shirts have a ventilation panel in the side of the shirt making them noticeably more breathable. Missionaries serving in hot or humid places absolutely RAVE about this feature. The most popular shirt for hot-climate missions, for sure.