Sep 15, 2019
THE TRAGEDY OF HOW ORDINARY PEOPLE BECOME REFUGEES
When I first arrived in Miami as a student, the reputation of Venezuela was that of a rich country with lots of its citizens owning prime real estate in Miami,…
Stories
Field notes from the road
Medicine, culture, travel, food, healing, and human stories from my archive. Start with a trail, search for a memory, or move by year.
Roads, meals, clinics, and human encounters.Archive into inquiry
These field notes are not only memory. They are the ground from which my new field inquiries begin.
The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Sep 15, 2019
A PHYSICIAN-ANTHROPOLOGIST CONSUMES ONLY ORGANIC FOOD FOR FOUR DAYS AND THIS IS HIS REPORT
When my interest began in the additives and chemicals to the food we ingest and the continuing rise of non communicable diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes and non-auto immune…
Jul 15, 2019
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION OF HAVANA LIFE
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Jun 15, 2019
REMEMBERING THE MOST HON.EDWARD PHILLIP GEORGE SEAGA, FORMER PRIMER MINISTER OF JAMAICA
When a statesman of the calibre of Mr Seaga passes away, each of the thousands of people who had come in contact with him throughout his illustrious, long political career,…
Jun 15, 2019
MALAYSIAN AIRLINES CLUB AT THE SATELLITE TERMINAL . LOVELY PRE FLIGHT DINNER
As usual I was flying out of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1 (2 is where Air Asia flies out of). I try to arrive a little early, the check in,…
Jun 15, 2019
RESTAURANT POU AND CHEF MORK MENGLY . IN SIEM REAP CAMBODIA
The gastronomy of this small town now a city of about 250 000 inhabitants and about 2 plus million visitors reflect the other geopolitical factors that affect travel to Angkor…
Jun 15, 2019
WHAT DOES A TROPICAL ENDOCRINOLOGIST DO IN SIEM REAP CAMBODIA
MAKE NEW FRIENDS OF COURSE .. The day begins of course with a nice breakfast.. But the time difference between Cuba and Cambodia is 11 hours, so I had to…
Jun 15, 2019
L’ARTISTE NAIF DE SIEM REAP . STEF DELAPREE . AFTERNOON CHAT IN THE LAND OF GREAT THUNDERS
The rain began falling suddenly and the thunder was deafening, truly and figuratively. Everything was in a swaying motion, leaves falling, rain travelling horizontally. I was sitting at a side…
Jun 15, 2019
A WONDERFUL RELAXING DAY IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA
Most visitors to Siem Reap are here to see the magnificent archeological ruins, Angkor Wat and hundreds of other hindu-buddhist temples dating back to 9th to 11th centuries. I am…
May 15, 2019
GLOBAL HEALTH PHYSICIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST . DOES THAT EXIST ?
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May 15, 2019
REMEMBERING ERIC HOBSWAM…. HOW TO BE LOYAL TO AN IDEA ..IN MY CASE TO CUBA
I became aware of Eric Hobsbawm, while preparing to give a series of lectures at the University of Havana. I had just his book: The Age of Extremes. I love…
Apr 15, 2019
DINING EXPERIENCE WITH REFUGEES…. IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
As a traveller I am looking for different experiences in countries that i visit and also looking for technology APPS to make it easier. Malaysia is a country close to…
Apr 15, 2019
TENHO SAUDADE POR LONDRES . I HAVE LONGINGS FOR LONDON
I had a nostalgic day in London. I was not reliving any of the days past but was visiting places and remembering. In fact I did not specifically remember the…
Mar 15, 2019
THE NIGHT HAS FALLEN OUTSIDE AND ALL OF US ARE THE SAME
The Malaysian Airline Lounge at KLIA 1 is an excellent place to wind down. I am sitting in their dining room, looking outside, where I can make out the skeletons…
Feb 15, 2019
Which Are Healthiest Countries On This
Which are the healthiest countries on this planet? Of course a scientific survey such as this would take into consideration a multitude of factors but in general the longevity is…
Feb 15, 2019
EASTER ISLAND TO PALERMO IN BUENOS AIRES AND A MATE HABIT IS BORN
Under a very hot sun, with only a slight breeze from the oceanfront just a few feet away, my good sister-friend from Rapa Nui and I were looking at the…
Feb 15, 2019
A DAY WITH BENEDETTI IN MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY
I am not sure when Benedetti entered my life. His association with Cuba 1977 was long before mine. I visited Colonia with . my brother Itzhak and another time with…
Jan 15, 2019
MADE HOMELESS BY TRAVEL: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING
I am grateful whoever the person was, for introducing me to Moritz Thomsen, a beautiful soul, a peace corps volunteer in the 1960s, trying hard to make the life of…