No matter where you go on the African continent, you can see women carrying heavy loads of goods on the top of their heads and it’s fascinating! Many of them can carry up to 70% of their body weight, which is nearly impossible to do with just your two hands.

I’m here in Guinea-Bissau, the tiny Portuguese-speaking West African nation, and I wanted to dedicate this video entirely to these strong women who have an impressive sense of balance.

I tried to walk 5 steps with 30 kilos of rice on my head, and it’s a LOT harder than I thought…