"One of the biggest blessings one
can have is to be able to find one's
passions through trials and errors,
and I'm very lucky to do what I love." Kay Nguyen Interior Designer

Q & A with Kay Nguyen

Recommend a book you recently read.
The Republic from Plato, I first read it back in undergrad and has come back to it a few times since. It's a great philosophy book that is timeless in its content and approachable with its style.
What are the toughest challenges you have at work?
Transitioning from academia to the real world. It's definitely a learning experience but everybody has been very helpful and patient with me, I can't really ask for a better team.
If everything in your house had to be one color, what color would you choose?
Assuming it can contain different hues of it, I would pick green.
If you could get a new skill in 10 minutes, what would it be?
I would want to learn a foreign language.
Name your top 3 things on your bucket list.
Sky diving, travel to at least 20 countries, learn to cook 1 dish from each country I visit.
What is your go to work snack?
Pirate's Booty. I never had corn puffs before working at MKDA and now I'm hooked!
Cats or dogs?
Cats always, I have two named Puppy and Hunter.
Where is your favorite place to travel?
Bali, Indonesia.