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My name is Toma and I am a Bushmen. We Bushmen speak in the language called Ju, it is a language including clicks and other odd noises to normal english folk. We are a group of people who live in the southern area of africa. In this area it is very hot most of the days. We only wear the amount of clothes we see fit for day to day living at maximum comfort level. I am personally a very strong man as most Bushmen are, not only in pure physical strength but also in mental and culture. I am married to my wonderful wife Hama. We got married shortly after she had our baby. He loves to go and play with the other kids of the town. We believe in the high and low god and our religion is very important to us. I hunt with the rest of the men, I am the runner of all the hunters, while Hama stays with the baby doing chores at the town. I am still trying to become a healer to the town like my father. I am a drummer when we have the women’s drum dance. I am a strong believer in witchcraft as it is to m whole town. I would be a great goodwill ambassador because I am the one who travels to nearby civilizations and tells them news and warns them of things to come. I have developed great people skills by doing this. I am also a very friendly person and can keep myself sane even in the toughest times. If I can keep cool when the people of the town is fighting and about to break up the village, on top of that it is about 98 degrees out, I can keep my cool with other goodwill ambassadors as well. Also although many of my people are not well educated I am. I know we live in africa, and there are many lands as big if not bigger than our land. I know that our way of life is not like everyone elses. I know all of these facts unlike many of my people. Many people may find our way of dressing weird and may not be accepted in their culture. I get that and can always change when meeting with these people. I am also aware that the rest of the world may not like us getting married after we have a child, or children depending on how many children the woman can carry. I understand this and I feel that it is apart of my culture and they should just accept it for what it is. We also have a very loose rules with sexuality, it may come off weird to other countries, but again it is our culture and I feel they need to accept it as I do of theirs. I also feel many people will find our way of life boring or even stupid due to our little to no cultural change. We feel it is not necessary to change as we are some of the last of our kind and we want the culture to stay as true as possible. I feel all of these things make me a perfect fit for goodwill ambassador.

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