Ruth’s story is so attractive to me, because her life choice and academic path are strongly related to her childhood experience. I am so impressed by her determination, her devotion to protecting the nature (dedicated to agriculture development), and her humor and optimism. I am also impressed by the way his father educated her when she was a child: Respect the nature and do not over-exploit the resources (such as woods). I also love her interesting way of being educated: listen to lecture under the tree, go to the market for entertainment, ect.

I hope and believe that in future, she will have other opportunities to come to US, continue her research and share more interesting stories with us.