Since Jokkmokk is located above the Arctic Circle, I figured it would be cold. I grew up in New Hampshire, so I am no stranger to cold weather, having seen -30°F before. Imagine my surprise when it was colder in Florida than here in northern Sweden when a polar vortex descended upon the U.S. and […]
I had told Olof Thomas (OT) my boss and reindeer herder that Amanda, the anthropologist, and I, the ever curious food/farming enthusiast, would love to accompany him on any reindeer related expeditions he might have. Sure enough one week after meeting him he was calling to ask if we wanted to see a big fall […]
Disclaimer: If you do not approve of eating animals, become uneasy at the mention of blood, or wish not to see a reindeer being processed *read only to the asterisk*! “We are not working in Porjus tomorrow. I have to pick up a few of my reindeer,” Olof Thomas, my boss, phoned to tell me. […]