We shared the beach with these guys. We chatted, and they let me take a picture of them. I really liked most of the people I met over there, and had a great time working with them. We often encountered open curiosity (well, my coworkers did because after I quickly acquired a tan I looked Pakistani -- and I was skinny enough in those days), often friendliness but never hostility. I do have to admit that the grinding poverty of so many was sadning and depressing for me, but they seemed to take it in stride.

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