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EP 17: Kimchi Nguyen - The San Diego Creative on Taking a Chance on her Passion, Hamburgers, and the Nerdyverse

from Walmak Podcast: Vietnamese-American Popular Culture · host AlwaysWalmak.com

I link up with San Diego native, Linda 'Kimchi' Nguyen, a former architect, current mom, full-time creative, and living proof that you can escape the corporate hamster wheel.We immediately bond over our unconditional love for San Diego, mourn the loss of Soup Plantation, and somehow connect kim chi to just about everything.Things get delightfully unhinged as we bounce through the Nerdy-verse. From Mortal Kombat to The Nightmare Before Christmas, Lord of the Rings to The Marvel Universe, musicals (yes, really), Danny DeVito, hamburgers, Robocop, and the sacred chaos of San Diego Comic-Con. Between laughs, we get real about being a mom, caring for aging parents, and what it’s like to trade corporate chains for creative freedom.As always, this episode is pure laughs, shared memories, and joyful chaos—exactly how a good conversation should be.Be sure to check out Kim Chi's amazing art on her Instagram:📸 ⁠@kimchi_cosplay🙂 And don't forget to snag your Walmak gear at ⁠AlwaysWalmak.com⁠✌️ And follow me on IG at: ⁠walmak.podcast-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tập 17: Linda 'Kimchi' Nguyễn – Từ Kiến trúc sư đến Tự do Sáng tạoTôi kết nối với Linda 'Kimchi' Nguyễn, một người con của San Diego và là minh chứng sống cho việc thoát khỏi vòng xoáy công sở để theo đuổi đam mê. Chúng tôi cùng ôn lại kỷ niệm về San Diego, rồi bùng nổ trong thế giới "mọt sách" từ Mortal Kombat, Marvel cho đến Comic-Con. Giữa những tràng cười, Linda cũng trải lòng về thực tế của việc làm mẹ và chăm sóc cha mẹ già khi đang xây dựng sự nghiệp sáng tạo riêng.

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