Sep 15, 2025
The Magnet of Alligator Alcatraz
A political and anthropological reflection shaped by Suriname, migration, medicine, and the pull of difficult places.
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Category: <span>Field Notes</span>
Browse the field notes by date, topic, place, and memory.
Aug 15, 2025
The First Cuban Restaurant in Miami, with the Soul of 1960s Havana
A Miami food memory that connects Cuban exile, restaurants, nostalgia, and the soul of Havana.
Aug 15, 2025
Cochin: Harmony Among the Inhabitants of All Faiths
A reflection on Fort Cochin, interdenominational life, and the quiet coexistence of many faiths.
Jul 15, 2025
Assassins
A historical note on the origins of the word assassin, moving through Bernard Lewis, Amin Maalouf, and medieval memory.
Jul 15, 2025
My Way of Travel
A personal reflection on travel as a life priority, offered as one person’s path rather than advice for everyone.
Jul 15, 2025
Miami, Memory, and the Migration of Authoritarian Thinking. Miami, Memoria y la Migración del Pensamiento Autoritario
Miami, Memoria y la Migración del Pensamiento Autoritario. First in Spanish and then in English Soy australiano, pero mi vínculo con Miami, Florida, comenzó durante mis estudios de medicina y…
Jun 15, 2025
Thinking About Omar Khayyam on a Historic Day of Conflict
A literary reflection on Omar Khayyam, skepticism, poetry, and the shadow of conflict between Israel and Iran.
Jun 15, 2025
The Nutrition Crisis in the United States
A reflection on the American nutrition crisis as a problem of culture, education, inequality, and systems.
Jun 15, 2025
Mangroves and Memory: Hidden Currents Between Pine Island and Cuba
A coastal field note tracing mangroves, memory, Pine Island, Cuba, and the quiet routes between places.
Jun 15, 2025
What Makes Someone Love Their Work?
A reflection on purpose, Indigenous health, and the kind of work that protects against burnout.
May 15, 2025
Jamaica, Many Years Later and Saudade por Tudo
A memory of Jamaica, saudade, and the emotional afterlife of places where one once lived.
May 15, 2025
Why Spelling Bee 2025 Was More Than Just a Competition
🐝 Why Spelling Bee 2025 Was More Than Just a Competition This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee concluded with a thrilling victory by a 13-year-old boy from Plano, Texas .…