Altynay Bakhtiyar

1. Name, country, and role at inDrive:

Altynay, Kazakhstan, Travel Support Specialist

2. Morning person or night owl?

At night, I have so much energy!

3. One word your friends would use to describe you?

thoughtful

4. Your favorite drink?

Coffee

5. Your nickname
growing up:

Altosh

6. What did you want to be when you grew up?

A diplomat

7. A dish that tastes like home:

scrambled eggs that grandma made

8. A song that fixes a bad day:

Take me to church

9. A word in your native language that doesn't translate:

“Айналайын” is a warm, affectionate word in Kazakh that’s hard to translate with one exact English equivalent because it carries cultural nuance. It can mean something like: “dear” / “darling” / “sweetheart” “my dear” sometimes used like “bless you” or an expression of deep care It comes from the verb айналу (“to circle around / revolve”), and historically it carries the sense of “I’d go around you” or “I’d sacrifice myself for you / cherish you deeply” — a very tender, protective expression

10. A skill you're
secretly proud of:

explaining something clearly without drowning people in jargon

11. A piece of advice you'd give your 16-year-old self:

be more confident in yourself

12. Your dream
destination:

Mars

13. A wish for whoever reads this:

You can do anything you want, the world is worth being in

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