5 living in the Arizona desert, my grandmother maintained a garden of herbs and vegetables. I would help harvest the food to make dishes from6 found in one of her treasured cookbooks. I still remember the happy memories and life lessons taught to me by my grandmother, many of which took place in the7.

My grandmother used to try to tell me about8 and how to be a good human being. She'd get all the ingredients for a stew (炖菜) and she'd look at it and she'd go, "Now see honey, this is how the9 works: some people are cucumbers; some people are tomatoes. It would be a really10 stew if you just put cucumbers in there. But if you11 them with eggs or some pork, then you make this wonderful thing. And all these different people come together to make this wonderful thing called our world".

Those happy memories and life lessons were12 on my mind. My grandmother used to tell me the sky is black velvet and those twinkling stars are the13 of those who have left the world. They watch over us and their light is a14 reminder of their love and presence. So, every time I15 at the sky, my grandmother is there.

As soon as Jones put the glasses on, he appeared to be immediately2. He initially smiled and laughed, but he3 moments later. He then walked around the classroom excitedly,4 the now vivid colors around him.

"I was feeling joy that I could5 see all this color... and a little bit of6 that I couldn't see color my whole life," Jonathan told ABC news.

The boy's mother posted a(n)7 of Jonathan seeing color for the first time online and started a GoFundMe campaign to buy a pair of the unique glasses for Jonathan, which reportedly cost $350. However, so many people were8 by Jonathan's story, and the campaign actually ended up9 more than $ 25,000.

She wrote "After posting the video, we've been touched by how many10 people have wanted to help him. We've had11 pairs donated to Jonathan and will use 100% of donated funds to purchase color blind glasses for those who can't   12 them." "The glasses company will13 every pair we purchase with a free pair, which doubles the number of people we can14," she continued.

For Jonathan, with the new glasses comes a new15 of the world. He said his favorite color is blue and he's excited to visit the Caribbean this winter so he can see the ocean in all its glory.

I'm standing in a class of wild 14-year-old girls as they throw paper and howl with laughter. They won't listen to me. I never wanted to1. I wanted to be a writer. But when I arrived in London, they were 2 of teachers.

My efforts at teaching were3. When the bell finally rang, I4to the staff room, red with anger. The other teachers weren't 5 . "That's 4B, the worst class in school."

But I couldn't give up. I 6 formal lessons. Instead, I brought topics for class discussion. One of the liveliest talks was about the arguments they had with their 7 

They paid attention and were 8 to share about their family lives. Then I had them write about themselves. As time went on, their essays became a 9 between us. I 10their humor, toughness and eagerness, and I think they appreciated my interest in their lives.

The musical My Fair Lady was playing in the West End and I asked if they'd like to see the musical. They thought I was joking and did not take it 11 since no teacher had ever suggested taking them out. A few weeks later, 4B and I were 12 in theater. They loved the musical and the characters.

Near the end of the term, two most rebellious (叛逆的) girls with flowers were knocking on my door. I was 13 to know I had touched their hearts and made a difference to their lives, but they had also touched mine. I enjoyed teaching and getting along with14

When I returned to Australia several years later, I still 15 to be a writer. Teaching wasn't the end of my writing career; it was the beginning.