Most of the Elders and Sisters wear closed-toed sandals with the most popular shoe being KEENs. They only wear dress shoes to church and conferences. The Elders do not typically wear suits.
Bring a portable fan to keep the mosquitos off at night. Bring bug spray and Benadryl.
There are often power outages and no water in apartments, but these should be reported if they last more than a few hours.
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These sandals are extremely popular with elders serving in African and Caribbean missions, where sandals are allowed.
Most Sisters serving in areas that allow closed toed sandals recommend KEEN.
This sunscreen has been recommended to do well for missionaries in insanely hot and humid climates that tend to sweat a lot.
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.