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Living in a world of connectivity, the idea of linguistic purity is impractical. Languages interact and as a result they mix and absorb one another in a way not much different from living creatures faced with evolutionwatch movies and practise yoga in her spare time.“I was quite lucky because I was appointed as a university professor very early, while those who have the same passion might have to wait much longer until some of the positions become vacant,” she said,admitting that at the moment she has no new goals. Prof Park is still eager to translate good titles, introducing readers of the two countries to get to know more about each other. “Besides, I also want to build up my own family and write my textbooks to let Korean students learn Thai on their own,” she said with a smile. “Actually, I just realized that I have a new goal. But I can’t tell you now since I’m afraid I won’t succeed at it. Let it become true first and you’llbe the first one to know.”30 Elite+