What elaborate ceremonies and initiations did these people have to go through, I wondered, in order to mark their transition from childhood to adulthood? Her piercings were also a source of fascination. She wore hoops through her ears, another through her nose and, to my utter astonishment, another in that most private of places on her body. I had never seen or imagined such a thing before, but it excited me.
Did he actually do any research?
