Our lives changed tracks the day our son was born． We （1）w　　 whether we should move back to our home country Brazil． I remember looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how different his life would be there．

    During the ten years away from my big family and my culture， I missed the delicious foods，samba，Brazilian jujitsu（柔术）， and sunny skies．My wife （2）m　　 our homeland too．As a musician，it would be （3）e　　 for her to do her work in Brazil． But in the United Kingdom， I had the funding and lab resources for my research． Would such a move be a disadvantage to my career？

    A few weeks later， my brother called from Brazil， telling me that our father had passed away． The great happiness I felt about my son’s birth suddenly gave way to deep （4）s　　． We had no doubt it was the right time to （5）r　　 to Brazil． We applied for the professor positions at a university in our hometown and （6）b　　 received offers．

    （7）H　　， it wasn’t easy getting started with my research in Brazil． I didn’t receive any startup funding for my lab． Now， thanks to Brazilian funding， I have a team of bright young scientists and can （8）a　　 expensive lab resources．

    We are living the lives we wanted to liveworking on rewarding research and feeling closer to our family and （9）c　　in our home country． My son is growing up close to his cousins． I take up Brazilian jujitsu training， which I haven’t been able to do during my years （10）a　　． My wife and I feel happy to find a way home．