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When she left school,she went first to Britain.Then a year later she went to India,where she began to train1 to be a teacher.After training,she was sent to Calcutta,where she taught geography2 at a school and soon after became headmistress. However,although she loved teaching,in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta.Later she trained to become a nurse in Patna,and then began her work helping the poor and comforting3 the dying4 in the streets of the city.Slowly,others came to help her,and her work spread5 to other parts of India. Mother Teresa was a well-known person.Many photos have been taken of her,as she traveled the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries.In 1979,she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service6 she had given to the poor.