Nurzhan was born in 1990 in the village of Tegirmenti, which is in the Chon-Kemin area of the Kemin district. She shared that she met her future husband only twice, and on their third meeting, they decided to get married.
“After graduating from school in 2008, I enrolled in the Faculty of Kyrgyz Philology at the Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn. In 2010, I got married and moved to Ken-Bulun, where I started working as a secretary at the Osmon Lailiev School. Later, for four years, I held the position of a teacher. Since 2020, I have been working as the head of the library in my native village,” she said.
Her husband, Marat Ashimov, was born in 1986 and also grew up in Ken-Bulun. After getting to know each other through Nurzhan's older sisters, they met twice, and on their third meeting, the wedding took place. “At the time of our marriage, I hardly knew my husband; even his year of birth remained a mystery to me. In the first days after the wedding, when the wives of his brothers visited me, I cried and wanted to leave with them. But Marat turned out to be a kind and understanding person. In the end, we created a happy family and have two daughters,” Nurzhan noted.
In her opinion, for a strong family, a man needs to be responsible, and a woman needs to be understanding.
During her six years of working in the library, Nurzhan learned a lot of new things. “This job is interesting and at the same time challenging, requiring significant effort. For my achievements, I have received numerous certificates and letters of gratitude from the district authorities and the village council,” she added.
Although reading books has become less popular compared to previous years, Nurzhan and her team continue to engage schoolchildren through various clubs, including artistic reading and drawing. “Working in the library is very exciting, but it requires a lot of effort. We organize events dedicated to the anniversaries of writers and poets, meetings for medical professionals, military personnel, children, and people with disabilities,” she said.
In her free time, Nurzhan loves to read and dreams of having more children in the future. “I am happy when my children are happy,” she concluded.
