In search of the reindeer people
At the beginning of winter, when I sat on the couch while looking at the fireplace, my curiosity from childhood began to unfold. Since childhood, we believed in Santa Claus and his reindeers. I used to annoy my older brother with “Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer” and would sing until his ears fell out. The warm feelings of childhood embraced my heart and a thought came to me. I wondered if reindeer people ever existed in the world, are they real? Living in the 21st century, I could easily google it. To my surprise, they did. They lived in the northern part of Mongolia, in a province called Khovsgol. I was surprised by the fact that they were from where I came from. They were called Tsaatans, Being an adventurer I am, I wanted to meet them personally and go on my exploration to find the reindeer people. But the Tsaatans are very rare and only 40 families are left after all the industrialization. I knew that my quest would be hard as trying to find a needle in a haystack. But tha...