Turkish teacher riding horse to school wins over students

Turkish teacher riding horse to school wins over students

A set of challenges didn’t daunt 28-year-old Musa Tavşan, a trainer within the distant village of Hakkari in southeastern Türkiye. In reality, his resolution to the transportation downside endeared him to his few college students on the village faculty. Even in chilly climate and tough terrain, Tavşan rides to high school about 10 kilometers from his home on daily basis on his horse.

Tavşan would not personal a automotive however enjoys driving horses. When he was assigned to a faculty removed from his hometown, he determined to mount his loyal horse, which additionally helps him to take a shortcut.

Climbing downhill and uphill, by way of muddy or snowy fields, he travels each weekday to Keçili, the place his 5 college students await him. He used to search out the expertise refreshing, throughout the hotter climate however these days, he’s challenged by harsh climate. As thick snow slowly covers his route, Tavşan plans to finish the follow in a single month, when the world will in all probability be buried beneath 1 meter (3.28 toes) of snow.


Students welcome their teacher on horseback at school, in Hakkari, southeastern Türkiye, Dec. 28, 2022. (DHA Photo)
Students welcome their trainer on horseback at college, in Hakkari, southeastern Türkiye, Dec. 28, 2022. (DHA Photo)

“It is freezing in the morning. But when I see the children at the schoolyard, cheering me, I tend to forget what I endured along the road,” he instructed Demirören News Agency (DHA) on Wednesday.

“Even teaching a single word to them at school is enough to endure this journey. I do it mostly to cheer up my students because they like seeing their teacher riding on a horse to school,” he shared.

But throughout snowfall within the coming days, Tavşan plans to maintain his horse within the steady and would search for discovering a home to remain in Keçili – at the very least till the snow thaws within the spring.

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