Nurzhan was born in 1990 in the village of Tegirmenti, situated in the Chon-Kemin district.
She shared that she met her future husband only twice, and on their third meeting, they got married.
“After graduating from school in 2008, I enrolled in the Kyrgyz National University named after Jusup Balasagyn in the Faculty of Kyrgyz Philology. In 2010, I got married and moved to the village of Ken-Bulun in the Issyk-Ata district. At first, I worked as a secretary at the Osmon Lailiev school, and then I taught for four years. Since 2020, I have been the head of the village library in this village,” Nurzhan said.
Her husband, Marat Ashimov, was born in 1986 and also grew up in Ken-Bulun. Nurzhan's older sisters introduced them in 2010. “We met only twice, and on the third time, we got married. I knew very little about my husband, I didn’t even know his year of birth. At the beginning of our life together, when the brothers' wives came to visit me, I cried and wanted to leave with them. But soon I realized that my husband is a kind and understanding person. He has always supported me. Sometimes, when he got up early to milk the cow, I would play, jump, and run back into the house. Fortunately, we have a happy family and two daughters,” she added.
Nurzhan believes that for a strong family, a man needs to be responsible, and a woman needs to be understanding.
Having worked in the library for six years, she noted that she has learned a lot. “Working in the library is interesting but also challenging. It requires a lot of effort. For my work, I receive certificates and letters of appreciation from the district administration and the village council,” she emphasized.
Although she thinks the number of reading people is decreasing, Nurzhan and her colleagues try to engage schoolchildren through drawing clubs, artistic reading, and other activities.
“Working in the library is interesting and diverse. We hold events dedicated to the anniversaries of writers and poets, and also organize meetings for medical workers, military personnel, children, and people with disabilities,” she noted.
In her free time, Nurzhan enjoys reading and dreams of having even more children in the future. “If my children are happy, then I am happy,” she concluded.
