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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Countries: <span>Iran</span>
Browse the field notes by date, topic, place, and memory.
Mar 15, 2026
To My Friends in Iran
A note written in concern and solidarity for friends in Iran during a time of silence, fear, and resilience.
Feb 15, 2026
A Wonderful Diverse World in Miami
A Miami evening of friendship, language, and human warmth beyond ordinary categories of nationality or identity.
Feb 15, 2026
Spiritual Materialism: A Cross-Tradition Comparison
A comparative note on how different spiritual traditions warn against turning practice into ego.
Feb 15, 2026
Spiritual Materialism and the Violence of Certainty
A reflection on spiritual materialism, ego, and the danger of turning belief into justification.
Jan 15, 2026
When Empathy Erodes: An Anthropological Warning
An anthropological warning about the quiet social decline that begins when empathy weakens.
Jan 15, 2026
Colours Before Dawn: Notes on the Metaphor of Our Lives
A reflection on Japanese colour names, transition, and the brief emotional weather of human life.
Jan 15, 2026
Iran, Silence, and Waiting
A reflection on internet silence, distance, and the anxious waiting that follows when friends disappear from contact.
Jan 15, 2026
Empathy, Compassion, and Respect for the Other
Empathy, Compassion, and Respect for the Other In the span of a single week, events have unfolded with such density that one has the uneasy feeling that the political architecture…
Nov 15, 2025
It Is Easy to Learn to Speak English Poorly
It Is Easy to Learn to Speak English Poorly by Yehuda Kovesh MD (London), FRAI (London) A Frenchman’s Remark A French academician once observed: “English is a language that is…
Sep 15, 2025
Upper Class but Homeless: Nostalgia for Iran
A multilingual reflection on Iran, hospitality, exile, and the ache of belonging from afar.
Sep 15, 2025
The Magnet of Alligator Alcatraz
A political and anthropological reflection shaped by Suriname, migration, medicine, and the pull of difficult places.