Dec 15, 2022
HELP! NEED A PSYCHIATRIST TO CURE ME OF DROMOMANIA
I am absolutely in love with my language, once i realized its intricacies, nuances as well as its analytical nature and the abundance of words. There is word for it,…
Stories
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.
Jan 15, 2021
ESTONIA HAS A NEW WOMAN PRIME MINISTER..
Nothing makes me happier than to hear that a woman has been chosen to lead a country. I do not question their political affiliation, one can be sure that we…
Jan 15, 2020
A NEW FAVOURITE HOTEL TO COME BACK TO : HILTON GARDEN INN IN MUSCAT, OMAN
The sultanate of Oman is without doubt my favourite Muslim country, the friendliest Arab country that I have visited. The Omani people are just friendly open humble and very hospitable.…
Jan 15, 2020
OMAN AIR LOUNGE AT MUSCAT AND YET ANOTHER SURPRISE
Lots of nice things have happened to me in Oman during my various visits and this visit (today I leave for Paris on my way to Miami and then Havana)…
Jan 15, 2020
OMAN THE NICEST FRIENDLIEST COUNTRY IN WEST ASIA
I wanted to say that OMAN is the friendliest Muslim country that I have ever visited, but then I realized that the friendly nature of the Omanis have very little…
Jan 15, 2020
ARRIVING IN MUSCAT OMAN A VERY NICE WELCOME FEELING
Oman has always a special place in my heart. I came to Salalah in Southern Oman in search of Cheng Ho/ Zheng He the great navigator and my first visit…
Oct 15, 2019
QATAR AIRWAYS FROM DOHA TO PARIS AIRBUS 380 AND ROXANA FROM ROMANIA
I look forward to my flights with Qatar Airways QR.. and this one was no exception .. I got to the airport in time to check out the Lounge which…
Jun 15, 2017
VOICES FROM CUBA JUNE 14 2017 HAPPY BIRTHDAY COMANDANTE CHE GUEVARA
VOICES FROM CUBA: 14 JUNE 2017 Happy Birthday Comandante CHE I left Havana on a night of that familiar downpours where the sky and the landscape become inseparable, my faithful…
Dec 15, 2016
Siemprecomandante In Australia I Was
#SIEMPRECOMANDANTE In Australia, I was aware of Fidel, Che and the Cuban Revolution. That love and admiration only increased during my stay in London to study Medicine. As luck would…
Jun 15, 2016
OMAN AIR: SERVICES ON THE GROUND AND IN THE LOUNGES AND AT AIRPORTS
IF YOU ARE NOT A FOODIE, YOU MIGHT FIND THE PHOTOS OF THE FOOD ITEMS A BIT TOO EXTRAVAGANT, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD SKIP THIS BLOG On 9th June I took…
Jun 15, 2016
OMAN: A COUNTRY THAT CAN HELP YOU DEFINE YOURSELF
I am a traveller and very seldom do I get very enthused about arriving in a country (home countries and cities are excepted, such as Cuba, Havana, Miami, Cochin, KL…
Oct 15, 2015
LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE: A CUBAN AMERICAN WOMAN EDUCATOR AND AN AMERICAN CUBAN MAN LAWYER
BORN IN CUBA, RAISED IN MIAMI, FIRST DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, THE SECOND ONE, A DOCTORATE IN PSYCHOLOGY, FROM YALE SHE IS A CUBAN-AMERICAN, PRESIDENT OF ONE OF THE…
Aug 15, 2015
A YOUNG INDIAN WOMAN GOES OFF TO UNIVERSITY BUT WITH MEMORIES OF HER PEOPLE
A YOUNG INDIAN WOMAN GOES OFF TO THE UNIVERSITY: FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAY FAREWELL I attended a ceremony of farewell to a young Indian Woman who was going off to…
Jul 15, 2015
ROMANCE IN THE TIME OF THE MONSOON
Romance in the time of the Monsoon How can I not think of Gabo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, when I am wandering around this lovely small town of Fort Cochin? I…
Dec 15, 2013
CHANCE FAVOURS A PREPARED MIND.. IN THIS CASE SIMILAR THINKING MINDS.. A CONCLUDING NOTE FROM OMAN
Things happen for a reason. Who would have thought that a smile that was returned on a cold morning in March 2012 at Omaha Airport would have led to so…
Dec 15, 2013
OMAN IS A SPECIAL ARAB COUNTRY : RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A JEWISH TRAVELLER
WHY DO I TRAVEL TO OMAN WHY IS IT SO SPECIAL When I sent emails from Salalah, Oman on a recent stopover there, a good friend of mine asked: Why…
Jan 15, 2012
I will be back in Oman and Salalah.. for sure
It is not often that one writes a blog about a Hotel but Salalah Hilton is not just any hotel, it distinguishes itself by its unique service, which reflects in…
Jan 15, 2012
Zheng He and Salalah, Dhofar, Oman
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Whenever you are near the Ocean in many of the Asian Countries, if you are a History enthusiast, the name of that…