missionaryMAC

​I recognized the name "Schneeberger" from fulfilling my regional role in support of coworker Ashley Lehr, the "me" of Puerto Rico. She'd hosted the team from Fergus Falls, MN, twice previously, so I was excited for my turn to spend a week with the four couples plus Pastor Bill who escaped subzero temps for Panama earlier this month.  Knowing my prep would involve grocery shopping AND a marathon of hardware stores, I arrived two days before the team. My go-to hostel is permanently closed and I don't have a new one yet, so we stayed in the Bella Vista area; I took full advantage of its walkability and Google's ability to find "coffee shops near me" :) I had the same acai bowl from AMARA coffee & flowers (left) for breakfast two days in a row.  A first for me was that the team landed in-country before I did for a few days of solo sightseeing; we met up for orientation over lunch on a Saturday. Later that afternoon, I Uber-ed to the airport to...