This strong and independent woman was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Yugoslavia, on August 27, 1910. During her early years, she was (1. fascinate) with stories of missionary life and service. At the age of 18, Agnes was (2. determine) to follow the Loreto Sisters of Dublin, an Irish community of nuns founded in the 17th to educate young girls. In 1929, she was sent to Darjeeling, India, and in 1931 she chose the name of Teresa. She started teaching the (3. advantage) children of the slums. Although she had no (4. use) equipment, she made use of what was available - writing in the dirt. She tried to make the children literate, and teach them basic hygiene. As they grew to know her, she began visiting the poor and ill in their families in the (5. surround) slums. Mother Teresa found human needs in the poor she met, who thought that their lives were (6. hope) . From the birth in Calcutta, the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa have developed in many parts of the world and offered many vocations: homes for the (7. die) , refuges for the care and teaching of orphans and (8. abandon) children, treatment centers an d hospitals for those suffering from leprosy, centers and refuges for alcoholics, the (9. age) and street people – the list is (10. end) .