World Contraception Day: www.your-life.com

I had this friend named Carol. I met her in Rio de Janeiro when she was 18. At that time, she was hanging out with another friend of mine called Vinicius. He was also 18. It was hot summer night and we were all partying at a club called Bunker in Copacabana. They kissed and drank a lot, and we were all having fun with all of our friends. Late that night, Vinicius asked Carol to sleep at his house because his parents had traveled.

OK Britain, don’t let me down here. World Contraception Day is just weeks away now, and that means the results of the 2010 World Contraception Day survey are just weeks away from being published as well. And I’ve got faith in you, Britain.

Admittedly we didn’t do too brilliantly last year—the whole ‘”forgetting to use contraception because you’re so drunk’” thing sort of tripped us up, and you were so misguided about the withdrawal method that I had to talk about it in a press conference THAT MY MUM WAS WATCHING, so thanks for that—but this year we’re going to ace it.

Lead singer of Karpatenhund, MTV Germany presenter, and safe sex whiz Claire Oelkers put 2 flatmates to the Contraception Pop Quiz test. Boy vs. Girl, Germany vs. UK. Who's the expert on contraception? Do they still know it all after the quiz?

Earlier this year, I went to the streets of São Paulo looking for young people to talk about sex, contraception, condoms, and pregnancy. It was a fun experience. Brazilians like to talk and give their opinions. They like to talk about sex and they talk about it very openly with no shame, no worries. Both men and women. Helloooo! It’s the country of summer, Carnival, and thousands of beaches! Hahaha!