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.The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Miami – 12 July 2026, 6:00 a.m. I flew nonstop from Doha, Qatar, to Miami on Qatar Airways. The flight lasted fifteen hours. I have travelled this route many times…
Author’s note This piece is written as a reflective essay assembled from fictional composites. Names, events, and claims are not intended to describe real individuals or real historical episodes. The…
It is a Saturday night in Miami. I arrived two weeks ago from Cochin and Cambodia.. and the days of rest like this one are welcome .. time for nostalgia…
IF NOT NOW, WHEN? A soft-spoken friend from Colombia recently wrote to me: “Me encantaría verte, sigue disfrutando de todo lo que esta hermosa vida te da.” (“I would love…
The Diversity of Suriname and the Genuine Warmth of its People My health-conscious friend suddenly stopped at a shop selling meat. I wondered why. Then I noticed the sign: Halal…
A reflection on mindfulness, impermanence, and the discipline of paying attention to the present day.
A field note on the difference between curing disease and healing persons, drawn from an afternoon in an Indigenous clinic.
A reflection on Suriname’s food culture, hospitality, and the sweetness that carries through daily life.
A portrait of Yaqut al-Hamawi, the medieval geographer whose life began in captivity and became a vast act of description.
A medical-anthropological reflection on hidden stress, inflammation, and the slow currents beneath measurable disease.
A reflection on medicine, anthropology, and long relationships with Indigenous communities around the world.
A quiet Miami field note on gardens, attention, and the relief of stepping outside the city’s noise.
A lunch in France becomes a lesson in nutrition, culture, and the social worlds that shape how people eat.
A CGM, Artificial Intelligence, and the Limits of Cultural Understanding For the past week, I have been wearing a continuous glucose monitor, a device largely designed and marketed for the…
A reflection on Alain de Botton’s challenge to romantic ideals, friendship, and the work of knowing oneself.
A personal farewell to Raghu Rai and the photographs, memories, and human presence his work carried.
A note written in concern and solidarity for friends in Iran during a time of silence, fear, and resilience.
A travel note from Cochin to Miami, moving through cancellations, airports, and the calm of a familiar route home.
