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This man is driving on the freeway. Every day, he drives to work. In the morning, he sleeps late. He gets up at 10am. He drives to work at 11am because he works a swing shift.a

Every day he goes to a hospital. He works as a translator. He is originally from Thailand, and he translates for sick people from Thai backgrounds. He helps them to communicate with doctors. Because he is a very good translator, there is always plenty of work.a

He sees his wife and children after he drives home at 8pm. He likes to eat pasta for dinner with his family. When he was a child, he had some stomach problems, and even now he likes to eat simple foods with very little or no spice. This can be unusual for Thai people, as many enjoy eating foods with hot spices.a

On his days off, he goes to the library to use the computer. He has a computer at home, but he doesn't have internet. He uses the internet to email people that live far away. Someday, he wants to go back to Thailand. He wants to raise his children in America, but spend his old age in Thailand.a