About six months ago, I got an unexpected package. The return address was a latitude (纬度) and a longitude (经度). Inside was an envelope (信封) that had a bunch of 1 paper towels. I had no idea what it was all about 2 I began to read the paper towels carefully, which all brought back my 3 .
At 18, I went to college and got a part-time job in a laboratory. My coworkers were some guys who had been working for too long and felt 4 , so they came up with some jokes to make fun of me. But there was a lab assistant named Howie, who started protecting me 5 them. My dad had been in the army and taught me cryptograms (密码). So, I loved to send 6 messages to Howie on these paper towels. Now, he'd 7 them for 62 years.
How could I get in touch with him with this tricky address? After Googling it with great efforts, I 8 it! I sent a letter to him, and got a postcard back, saying, "Nicer than nice to hear from you. "
Then we started corresponding. We shared happiness and sadness in the past years. That's how he has gradually changed my life. I almost 9 after my husband and daughter died, but what he did has brought me 10 . He introduced to me a sweet passion to face my life and gave me back a sense of self-worth. Our friendship is magical to be refreshed after over six decades!
