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Global Teens – Nínhǎo!  (Chinese for “Hello”)

Hello!	BESTIES
Bonjour
	Hola!

I met with my five friends and we decided we were going to pick our besties from a hat. First, we selected one top high school from each of six countries (Denmark, Costa Rica, Ghana, Thailand, Sweden and New Zealand). We then emailed to the principals of those schools and asked them to give us the names of their top students in math and science. The reason is simple - we’re the tops in math and science in our school. When we drew the lot, I picked Sweden. I didn’t know where Sweden was, so I went and researched. I’m glad I did. I learnt that Sweden is one of the most civilized countries on earth. It maintains a social welfare system that provides universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens.

Some of its achievements include quality of life, health, equality, prosperity and human development.