Contrary to what television and the media have portrayed, sex is not a shameful thing. There I have said it, there is nothing to be shameful about.

No one is saying to go on a sex rampage ala Gossip Girl or 90210 in the name of freedom but hey, these shows at times portray a skewed outlook on sex. Sex only becomes so when you choose for it to be.

Last year, I posted a video here of a trip I took to Nepal back in 2010. There were plenty of things I’ll remember about that visit - like the explosive double-ended food poisoning I got there, or how smelly all my clothes were by the time I got back - but I think the thing that'll stick in my mind more than anything else is the country's attitude to sexuality and contraception.

Who requested me again? I see, Conny from back then. From 7th until 9th grade we’ve been BFFs, but suddenly only hate was connecting us. Why was that again? ... Forgot. I discreetly ignore her friend request. In the end all those people from school are just contacting me because they discovered me on TV or in some newspapers in the last few years. "Gosh, my old friend Claire is famous now!" That you actually never got along with each other is forgotten in a hurry.

I have a friend who lives in a small town near Rio de Janeiro who found herself in a very difficult situation about two months ago. She is 22 and had almost graduated from Law School. Then she discovered she was pregnant. Her parents didn't even know she had a boyfriend.