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Meet me in the evening of this coming Thursday at Parque Santa Lucia in Merida, Yucatan, said the message from my brother Yitzhak who lives in Portland, Oregon, USA. I…
Certain songs push you over the ridge of nostalgia or to be perfectly correct, Saudade, and a sweet tender feeling comes over, envelopes you like a satin sheet and someone…
ENTOMOLOGY would have been one of the first words in my vocabulary that I could remember as a child. But what was the path to that knowledge? What language did…
The normally Mediterranean-style climate of La Habana took a turn with the arrival of a cold front, a frente frio, from the North, The temperature dropped to 21C, the change…
I enjoy this surrealistic life in Havana, Cuba . We go to a Pharmacy and the attendant is very warm and helpful, but the answer to: Do you have ...…
NOT DWELLING ON THE NONCONDITIONED I am writing this from my flat in Vedado in La Habana, Cuba. The life here seems almost ideal. I woke up from a blissful…
I am an Endocrinologist, a physician who studies the function and dysfunction of various hormones in our body. Most people would have heard of Oestrogen, Testosterone, Thyroid hormones at least,…
The first ever indigenous group that I worked with was a traditional group of American Indians who lived in their own little territory deep inside the USA. I was completely…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE HOW TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE IN THE USA USING BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES. A NOTE TO THE DOCTORS The Four Noble Truths Buddha was…
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE I am writing this from my flat in Vedado, Havana, Cuba while listening to Iranian music. I have been thinking a lot…
I had a trip planned to South East Asia, and anyone who has read the News would admit that this is not the time for frivolous travel to the East.…
The sultanate of Oman is without doubt my favourite Muslim country, the friendliest Arab country that I have visited. The Omani people are just friendly open humble and very hospitable.…