Azat in the Netherlands: Home, History & Identity

For the pilot episode of Kochmon Radio in English (yeah, we finally dared to start, and have made peace with our imperfect English), we sat down with Azat, a fellow Kyrgyz currently finishing university in the Netherlands and about to step into a new chapter of his life.Over the course of our conversation, we wander through what it means to be Kyrgyz, the history he learned from his father, Ramadan and religion, the inevitable culture shock of moving abroad, and whether our growing tourism industry actually gives much back to the people who live here.We also get into the slightly less philosophical matter of why foreigners seem to struggle so much with Kyrgyz names, what Azat misses most about home, and, perhaps inevitably, what his life might have looked like had he never left.Here’s our conversation with Azat.Follow us on social media platforms : Kym https://www.instagram.com/kymorozbae/Zhibek https://www.instagram.com/zhibzak/Instagram KÖCHMÖN RADIO https://www.instagram.com/kochmon.radio/Jingle: AIKO https://www.instagram.com/aikothemelophile/