31 questions to the latest additions to our team – Erika and Nikolay

We’ve had an exciting start of the new year here at Aryxe because we welcomed our new hires – Erika and Nikolay. Erika will support the graphic design team, while Nikolay will take responsibility for our sales process. Both of them will be valuable contributions to our set of skills and the growth of the company. Learn more about them in the snap interview below.

1.  You’re a new addition to the crayon box. What color would you be and why?
   E: I would be the purple crayon because it makes me feel vibrant and evokes my creativity.
   N: Black because of its simplicity.
2.  What do you eat for breakfast?
   E: Everything, but especially pizza.
   N: Eggs and bacon.
3. What was the last gift you gave someone?
   E: I did a bunch of aquarelle starry paintings and gave them to my closest ones.
   N: Murakami’s book “Norwegian Wood”.
4. Any advice for your previous boss?
   E: Keep on being such a great teacher.
   N: Stay cool at all times.
5. What did you want to be when you grow up?
   E: A person who helps others.
   N: Globetrotter.
6. What inspires you?
   E: The kindness in humanity.
   N: Travelling.
7. What would your autobiography be called?
   E: Cateryka
   N: Stranger Things.
8. Describe your last year using а film title.
   E: Adventure time
   N: Me:Moir.
9. Everyone has a good app idea. What’s yours?
   E: An app that can compel cats and control them by the power of high pitched sounds.
   N: I promise to give you an answer next time.
10. What do you find yourself doing a lot these days?
    E: Thinking about traveling somewhere far away for a couple of weeks.
    N: Working.
11. What is your current obsession?
    E: Sparkles and glitter.
    N: New season of The X-Files.
12. Where do you hang out in your free time?
    E: At the beach, in the mountains, or at a starry night.
    N: Obscure places with dim light.
13. What’s your favorite place to visit in the world?
    E: Home, where my parents are.
    N: Tokyo.
14. What’s the one thing you can never live without?
    E: My family.
    N: Music.
15. Out of all hobbies, what’s the one hobby that you would never give up?
    E: Dancing and astrophotography.
    N: Following Depeche Mode around the Globe.
16. What advice would you give to your 15 years old self?
    E: No need to rush.
    N: Don’t compromise with yourself.
17. Describe the color yellow to somebody who is blind.
    E: Just get out in the sun and feel it.
    N: Fields of gold.
18. What TV show have you been watching these days?
    E: What on Earth.
    N: Twin Peaks (again and again).
19. Which superhero would you want to spend the day with?
    E: Samurai Jack
    N: Sonic the Hedgehog.
20. What’s your weirdest habit?
    E: I forget to text back all the time.
    N: I still count sheep when struggling to fall asleep.
21. Vinyl or Spotify?
    E: Vinyl!
    N: Vinyl forever.
22. What’s your biggest phobia?
    E: Arachnophobia.
    N: Snakes.
23. Last photograph you took?
    E: My cat Cherry.
    N: View outside my window.
24. What scares you the most?
    E: Losing someone I love.
    N: The repetition.
25. What makes you the angriest?
    E: Taxi drivers in Sofia.
    N: Mediocrity.
26. What’s the best song to have a run to?
    E: Every song of Claptone.
    N: George Michael – Fastlove.
27. Of all the places in the world where would you do a handstand?
    E: On top of Jesus’s statue in Rio de Janeiro.
    N: On top of Berghain.
28. What’s your favorite candy?
    E: Milky way.
    N: “Turbo” chewing gum.
29. What’s your least favorite food?
    E: Pepper stuffed apples. Don’t know, I eat everything.
    N: I eat everything.
30. Do you have any hidden talents?
    E: I can eat huge amounts of food.
    N: Maybe but haven’t found them yet.
31. What’s on your bucket list?
    E: To jump from a plane.
    N: Canada + South Africa.