Mar 15, 2015
AN EXTRAORDINARY WEEK IN THE USA WITH INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
ONE WEEK IN THE USA: A TRAVELOGUE This is a not an ordinary travelogue. I have just spent one week in the USA. I flew in from London on American…
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Jul 15, 2014
148TH WINNEBAGO POW WOW
For most westerners, Tribes would mean exotic groups of people who live in the hills, wearing handmade jewelry and who would dance for them, put on a show for a…
Jul 15, 2014
ENGLISH THE LINGUA FRANCA OF EUROPE AND ALREADY THE WORLD
Those of us who are English speakers may take comfort in the fact that there is hardly any place on earth that we will not be understood! The formation of…
Mar 15, 2014
EXERCISE, WEIGHT MAINTENANCE AND CALORIES
EXERCISE, WEIGHT MAINTENANCE AND CALORIES When discussing Exercise habits, many would confess that they walk for a few minutes each day or jog or go on the treadmill. Any form…
Feb 15, 2014
TRAVEL THAT EVOKES THE SENSATION OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE
TRAVEL: THE EVOKED SENSATION OF CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE I have been extraordinarily lucky when it comes to travel. Starting at age 2 ½ that was not my decision, but seriously since…
Jan 15, 2014
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR OF THE HORSE, HAPPY LUNAR YEAR OF THE TET ..AND OF COURSE THE KICKAPOO NEW YEAR
HAPPY CONTENT YEAR OF THE HORSE FOR MY CHINESE FRIENDS PROSPEROUS LUNAR YEAR OF TET TO MY VIETNAMESE FRIENDS I was quite happy to obtain a ticket from Miami to…
Jun 15, 2013
You don’t leave your friends, they are always in your heart..The Extraordinary Family Practice Doctor of South Dakota
Many poets have written about friendships. I think it was Mireilles from Brasil who profoundly stated about the absence of a close friend. One that gnaws at your heart and…
May 15, 2013
STEVE AVERY THE LITERATE MAN OF SIOUX CITY, AMIDST THE ILLITERATE DESERT WITHOUT OASES
the literate man of sioux city surviving in a non literate city the weekend was upon us, the Americans were celebrating the Mexican equivalent of the Day of the Dead,…
May 15, 2013
FRIENDS, FOOD AND…MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA
SINCE 2008, I have been very lucky to have been visiting Malaysia on a regular basis and since 2012, Indonesia was added to the regular jaunts over there. This year's…
Feb 15, 2013
THE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN REMOTE MEXICO: KONG HEE FATT CHOY , CHUC MUNG NAM MOI
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE KONG HEE FATT CHOY, CHUC MUNG NAM MOI AND WHO ELSE IS CELEBRATING THEIR NEW YEAR. If you think that Indian tribes…
Dec 15, 2012
WHEREVER I AM, MY HEART IS ALWAYS IN CUBA FELIZ ANO 2013
During the course of a calendar year, I get to celebrate many NEW YEAR celebrations, either directly or indirectly: The most important for us at a personal level is the…
Sep 15, 2012
MINDFULNESS AND THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR: PAK JOE
Today is September 28 th , 2012 I have just finished reading an interesting book by Murakami Haruki: What do I think when I am Running. It has very little…