2 . 27- year - old Ross OC Jennings has become an online celebrity for his bagpipe-playing (演奏风笛) photos across the globe. He calls ______ the First Piper.

The seed for the world traveling idea ______ him when he attended a travel expo in London, where he met adventurers who shared their ______ from across the globe. Ross was attracted by their stories.

The ______ began on a night in Tunisia in May 2014 by chance. Ross ______ his bags without knowing much about the North African country. ______ Tunisia, he traveled across Western Europe, the mountains of China, played in front of the Taj Mahal in India and Cambodians ancient temples. But his greatest ______ was in Kenya.

On the way to Nairobi, Ross arrived at a famous ______ sanctuary (禁猎区) and hotel in Kenya. He begged the hotel owners to ask if he could play the bagpipes there. They answered ______, “Of course the house was built by a Scotsman.” “The minute I started playing all these giraffes started _____ towards me, rocking. It was the most ______ audience I’ve ever had.

Ross has three ______ when traveling. First, pipe in a school to interact with students; second, challenge himself to play in a dramatic place; and last, play in public. His Facebook is filled with ______ taken from around the world.

Ross’s journey is all ______ thanks to his unique music career, which started at the ____ of thirteen when he was offered the chance to play bagpipes at school. After leaving university, he ______ “the last thing I wanted to do was work behind a desk”. Inspired by the travel expo and equipped with his bagpipes, he made his wish to ______ a real desk.

____ planning what to do in the countries Ross visits, the plans seem to find him. He said, “Chance is a big part of it. That’s why I partly, intentionally, don’t try to plan too much.” The music connects people in uncommon and wonderful ______. “Without having this dripping in cliches (陈词滥调), it is amazing how ______ does connect people and how it makes people smile,” Ross said.