Roza Otunbayeva

Ok, so I started thinking about the topic and figuring out whom I should write about. Initially I wanted to write about one of the women in Polish politics. But then I thought "Hey, there are quite a few of them, it's not that bad after all" (which of course doesn't mean that I couldn't be better;). Thinking about Kyrgyzstan, where I happened to live for a while, I could not recall one female name connected with politics (and mind you I was there during the last presidential elections so politics was discussed quite often). So I started browsing the internet. And finally, when I was just about to give up I found a female politician:D

Her name is Roza Otunbayeva and she is currently a member of the so called Jogorku Kenesh- the Kyrgyz Parliament. She was the first and the only woman in the history of modern Kyrgyzstan to hold the post of the foreign minister. Moreover, she was one of the leaders of the Tulip Revolution, which led to overthrow of Kyrgyzstan's first president Askar Akayev. Probably the most fascinating thing about women like her is the fact that they have to be really strong personalities to be able to work in an environment reserved (and here I mean really reserved) for men.

My very best friend:)

It all started long before we went to school. Me and Ala didn't go to the same kindergarten but luckily we were immediate neighbours;) One day I remember I was playing in my garden and suddenly a tall girl came up and greeted me. She asked me if she could play with me. Of course I said yes and this is how it all began. There were times when we were unseparable. We went together to primary school and to junior high. Eventhough our friendship has had its ups and downs it survived and we are still best friends. I really couldn't dream of a better friend than Ala and I am grateful that I met her:)