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This woman is only about sixty years old, but has spent a lifetime working out in the sun and smoking a hookah. We watched her light up as we sat to chat (well, as my hostess chatted and I listened intently to see if I could make out anything). It is most surprising how jovial the villagers here are, even though they have close to nothing by our standards. She wore these two sets of green bracelets on her arms, which might have something to do with a marriage custom. I've seen a similar thing with red bracelets that the bride is supposed to keep on a year after the wedding.