The more I read Apples, the more I want to visit Kazahkstan. I want to see those apple orchards. I want to see those people who know more about their own family history than I know about anything. I want to experience that whole other world!
Their culture is so rich and filled with mystery it certainly could have given birth to so many great things here in the 21st century. I am in awe of what these people have accomplished and I empathize with the ones who are terrified of losing their identity. It's scary to not know if your children will be as free or as knowledgable as you. Some of the men Robbins talked to were certain their children would learn Russian and not Kazah. And it's really sad that things like that are happening. I can only hope that they have found/find a way to keep up their traditions and not lose themselves along the long journey to self-discovery.
