In 2016, she won     1     Hugo Award with her short novel, Folding Beijing, which made her the first female writer in China to bring home this prize. Later on, the author     2     (turn) to education. She set up Tongxing Academy for public welfare education and WePlanets     3     (develop) children’s creativity after school.

After college I wanted to make a difference in the world, so I became a volunteer teacher and    1    （send）to Namibia. Honestly, my first choice wasn't Africa, but I am extremely grateful that I had the chance. So with a group of    2    （equal）eager young graduates, I went on my journey.

Schools were quite bare, and the students    3    （have）tiring days, walking miles to get to school, often barefoot. With their mountain    4    work at home, few    5    （possession）and little opportunity, these children were joyful, which I admired.

This    6    （be）my first time living abroad in a different culture, simply getting used to the living conditions was    7    big adjustment. I had no electricity, running water, phone    8    internet. Imagine no air-conditioning where the temperature often goes beyond 38 degrees Celsius! Some days it was just too hot to move.

However, I could end each day with a    9    （glory）African sunset. And at night, I had a light-pollution-free view of the entire Milky Way. Before Namibia. I never thought I would survive in such an environment. My experience awakened me to not only the limitations    10    （place）on ourselves, but also our amazing ability to adapt. Stepping out of your comfort zone in another culture will certainly make your life worthwhile.