I saw this on Twitter and thought tumblr needed to see this.
I know everyone rags on the “70-year-old professor with tenure” archetype, but I’ve honestly always had the best experience with those profs. Their syllabus and classes are simple and direct, you know what to expect, and they’ve always been the most forgiving with me when I come talk to them about late assignments because I work or commute. Also, if they’ve been teaching for over forty years then heck, they must REALLY LOVE what they’re teaching!
I mean they really only ask two things of you, respect them and do the readings.
The Dukha are a Tuvan-Turkic tribe that lives on the border of Mongolia and Russia, and they are best known as reindeer herders.
The children of the tribe are raised surrounded by reindeer, and they build a close connection.
The Dukha do not typically eat the reindeer unless the animals are no longer capable of helping them hunt or travel.
The reindeer are totally domesticated — the other word for the Dukha is Tsaatan, which directly translates to “reindeer herder.”
The Dukha also train wolves and hunt with eagles.
All photos by Hamid Sardar Afkhami. Source: Sharably