Boldly going where no yak has gone before, may I introduce “θΆ ζ―ηβ or “Super Yak”! I spotted this furry cow on its way to the grazing pastures in Tagong, Sichuan while visiting Zach, behold:
Baby yak.
Baby yak transforms into Super Yak.
Super Yak is alpha cow.
And for those of you who don’t have alot of bandwidth to spare, I caved and posted it on YouTube.
It’s Saturday. That means Ricky and i have just returned from our 6 day romp across the Tibetan grasslands and mountain passes. We rented a black sedan, a tanka-painter/driver, and a university student from Xining and set off into into the cultural heart of Amdo - what is now Qinghai Province. Our itinerary was as follows:
Day 1: Qinghai Lake (pictured above), Sun and Moon Pass
Day 2: Kumbum Monastery, birthplace of 14th Dalai Lama, Baima Monastery
Day 3: Jianza Mani, birthplace of 10th Panchen Lama
Day 4: Sky-burial, Eight-corner Fortress, Labrang Monastery
Day 5: Lhamo Lake (Henan), nomad encounter, Lhamo Mountain Shrine
Day 6: Nyingma Monastery (Zeku), Mani Stone
Great times! Stay tuned for highlights!
So I’ve been here for almost 3 weeks now and have yet to see the “mythical” yak. I even went looking for them up on the “high mountain” pastures. No luck. The best I could find was hairy cow (note: the picture is of a regular cow, not evey a hairy one). I know, I know, you dear reader as disappointed. I will redouble my efforts.
Speaking of efforts, learning to be an effective teacher is difficult, especially if care. Thinking back to all my old high school and elementary teachers I realize how mundane they all were in their approach, how not a single one ever got through to me. Certainly much of that was my extreme shyness, but my teachers also never took a vested interest, though I did well enough in school. Can I be that teacher for these students? The teacher that I always wanted? Do I even want to be that teacher?
