Sep 15, 2015
A MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST IN THE LAND OF TWO SPIRITS
The sun was setting as I drove into the village where the Blue House is located. One main road and at the end of the main road is the school…
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Sep 15, 2015
THERE ARE NO OTHER, THE OTHER IS ME. THE INDIAN WISDOM
THERE ARE NO OTHER, THE OTHER IS ME: INDIAN WISDOM A VERY SPECIAL SHABBAT SHALOM FROM SAO PAOLO IN BRASIL I had a wonderful day at USP- University of Sao…
Sep 15, 2015
THE PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST IN COLOMBIA
THE PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST in COLOMBIA When people ask me about my profession, I joyously answer: I am an Anthropologist. Don’t get me wrong, I love being a Medical Doctor, the…
Sep 15, 2015
PRESENTATION TO THE FINAL YEAR B.COM STUDENTS IN TOURISM AT THEVARA, COCHIN, INDIA AUGUST 2015
I was more than happy to be a guest lecturer at the invitationn of the head of the programme at the Sacred Heart College in Cochin. Meeting the Principal of…
Sep 15, 2015
MOTORCYCLE AND OBESITY: THE CHINESE CONTRIBUTION TO COLOMBIAN OBESITY
MOTORCYLES AND OBESITY Or China’s Contribution to the Obesity in Developing Countries, in this case Colombia It was in Leticia, a small delightful town along the Amazon, I first heard…
Sep 15, 2015
WHY ARE PEOPLE SO KIND TO ME? AN EREV YOM KIPPUR REFLECTION
Why are people so nice to me? I asked Alejandra, the lady in charge of the Amazonas BnB where I am staying in Leticia, in Colombian Amazon, just across from…
Sep 15, 2015
FRIENDSHIP OVER TIME AND DISTANCE
FRIENDSHIP OVER TIME AND DISTANCE While I was a post graduate student at Jackson Memorial Hospital of the University of Miami, the southern cone of the Americas was always within…
Sep 15, 2015
HOW TO GET RID OF THE FEAR AND HATRED OF THE OTHER: HERE IS A CHANCE
Refugee Situation in Europe and the chance to cleanse our minds about FEAR of the OTHER Unprecedented numbers of people seeking refuge from war torn nations such as Syria, Iraq…
Aug 15, 2015
FOOD, WINE AND GOOD CONVERSATION: A JEWISH FAMILY IN AFRICA
If I had travelled the eight hours on an Etihad Airways flight, then taken the train to the centre of town, checked into a Hilton Hotel and then went to…
Aug 15, 2015
CUBAN HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE IN ACTION
HOW TO BE A PROUD CUBAN LIVE A DAY LIKE TODAY IN THE AMAZONAS I was supposed to go to Nazareth, along the Amazon River, to visit a TICUNA Indian…
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…
Aug 15, 2015
WELCOME HOME TO NATIVE AMERICA: MY HOME IS IN THEIR HEARTS
WELCOME HOME A NATIVE AMERICAN WELCOME One of the greatest gifts in my life has been my choice to work with American Indians. The plans were to finish my post…