Apr 15, 2026
A French Lunch: Vive la France
A lunch in France becomes a lesson in nutrition, culture, and the social worlds that shape how people eat.
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Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Mar 15, 2026
A Journey from Paris to Miami on Air France
A travel note from Cochin to Miami, moving through cancellations, airports, and the calm of a familiar route home.
Jan 15, 2026
France and My Introduction to Champagne
A personal note on France, Champagne, taste, and the cultural education of pleasure.
Jun 15, 2023
SHABBAT SHALOM FROM THIS STRIKING SILENCE OF THE HOUSE. CUBA IRAN ISRAEL INDIA CAYMAN ISLANDS JAMAICA MOROCCO FRANCE BELGIUM ARGENTINA MEXICO
TONIGHT as the time to light the shabbat candles, i was overcome by strong emotions. My UmonHon brother Charlie, of the Buffalo Clan, left us on his final journey to…
Jan 15, 2023
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO FLY FROM PARIS TO ANY WHERE, THIS TIME TO MIAMI, AIR FRANCE, WHAT ELSE ?
My journey began today at the AF Lounge at Terminal 2 E at Paris CDG Charles de Gaulle Airport. I was a little peckish but did not wish to spoil…
Apr 15, 2022
WE DROP IN FOR DINNER AT OUR BRETON NEIGHBOURS AND WE ENJOY THEIR HOSPITALITY. QUIBERON BRITTANY FRANCE
It was our turn to drop in on the neighbours. A short ride to a nearby village of Kerniscob (village of the Bishop in Breton), it was a happy moment…
Apr 15, 2022
JOURNEY AS METAPHOR FOR USA AND FRANCE .. A DIFFICULT JOURNEY IN TIMES OF BLUSTERY RAIN AND WINDS
Journey as Metaphor Journey as a Metaphor of Life in the USA and Europe I travelled from Miami Florida USA to Nantes France Airline. American Airlines. Score 2/5 Trains. RER…
Apr 15, 2022
FRENCH PARADOX EXPLAINED : A DINNER IN NANTES, FRANCE
FRENCH PARADOX EXPLAINED: IN ACTION IN NANTES, FRANCE AT RESTAURANT LA LOCA For people who are QUANTITATIVELY minded, they compare numbers to numbers and never about what makes the numbers…
Jan 15, 2022
WHEN ONE DOOR IS CLOSED, ANOTHER OPENS. IRAN IS MORE THAN A PERSON. LOVELY DAYS IN MIAMI. THANKS TO FRANCE AND SPAIN AND LOOKING FORWARD TO MI ISLA RICA, CUBA
I have been in a very good mood since my return from France and Spain (Malaga and Islas Canarias). The weather in Miami has been superb, the kind one expects…
Jan 15, 2022
ONE WEEK IN QUIBERON, BRITTANY, FRANCE GOOD FOR THE MIND AND THE BODY
Quiberon lies at the end of a peninsula bearing its name, connected by a thin strip of land to the mainland Brittany and France. The village of Quiberon has a…
Jan 15, 2022
24 HOURS IN NANTES, FRANCE.. UNEXPECTED PLEASURES GALORE.. A WONDERFUL WELCOME TO 2022
I was in Malaga in Andalucia and my destination was Quiberon, Bretagne. I always liked Nantes as a place to change from an intra European flight to the train that…
Nov 15, 2021
CHRISTINE LAGARDE OF FRANCE AND YUVAL NOAH HARARI OF ISRAEL .. TWO SUPERB MINDS THAT I ADMIRE .
There are many things that I remember about Christine Lagarde during my stay in France. She was the Minister for Economy who went on to become the Director General of…
Aug 15, 2021
PROUD OF FRANCE AND PASS SANITAIRE.. WISH USA WOULD ADOPT SOMETHING SIMILAR ?
My Thalys train crawled into Gare du Nord in Paris and disgorged the eager populace from its belly. I stood in line at the exit and we were being checked…
Jul 15, 2021
BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE. LE GRANDEUR DE FRANCE. CONGRATULATIONS TO PRESIDENT MACRON
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE ON THIS BASTILLE DAY 2021 It was nice to watch the pomp and elegance of the Bastille Day parade along the Champs des Elysees…
Jul 15, 2021
VIVE LA FRANCE: MISSIONARY APPROACH RATHER THAN THE MERCENARY APPROACH WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE: AN EXAMPLE
The sentence: Mission oriented rather than mercenary approach and in the end Missionary approach wins.. is from Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com I will tell you about a personal…
Nov 15, 2020
NOVEMBER 2, 2020 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS. TOUSSAINT EN FRANCE. REMEMBERING DEAR DEPARTED ONES IN CUBA BRASIL
From the BBC: Three ideas for how to live a fuller life By Roman Krznaric 28th October 2020 By reimagining our relationship with time – and coming to terms with…
Jul 15, 2020
FULL MOON OVER MIAMI. … MY GOOD WISHES TO MY FRIENDS IN CUBA, BRASIL, IRAN, MALAYSIA, INDIA, FRANCE AMONG OTHERS
photos taken from the backyard of my sister's house in Miami. The sun sets later at this time of this year in Miami, around 8 15 pm and it is…
Jun 15, 2019
NOW TO BOTATAUNG PAGODA TO PRAY FOR LBGS AUSTRALIA FRANCE CUBA
The next person to pray for at various corners and shrines of Botataung Pagoda was LBGS Nats are pre buddhist spirits which are revered in Burma. BO BO GYI is…