The average life expectancy in Angola is currently 38 years old. The second lowest in the world (Swaziland is lowest with 32-- for those who are curious the US holds the #38 spot with a life expectancy of 78, and Japan wins with 83). The high infant mortality rate and widespread malaria are two of the reasons why. When I asked my Angolan students if they knew anyone with malaria, one student calmly replied, "I get malaria every year." He then proceeded to tell me that once a year his tongue will get really dry and he'll know that it's time to go to the doctor. No big deal.
"Vestibular" is a university entrance exam in Brazil used by Brazilian universities to select students. Each university has different exams that are given between the months of November and January. When a Brazilian boy passes his "vestibular" exam and is accepted into a university, it is common for him to have his head shaved by a close friend. Slowly but surely, my male students are starting to become bald...
It is customary in Brazil, when it is your birthday, to have an egg cracked on your head.
You miss celebrating your birthday in Brazil by two weeks. Lucky you!
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Hi there, i'll get your challenge, and i will practice some of Brazilian dancing style... just to see you dancing the angolan style... i think it will be very difficult for both of us but it will be even more funny....so, i'll get into the vestibular exam in 5th December maybe you'll see me even more bald...rsrsrsrsrs
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So is a teacher's excellence indicative of the amount of bald-headed males in his/her class? Just wondering...because if this is true then you must be an awesome teacher.
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