Mar 15, 2026
A Journey from Paris to Miami on Air France
A travel note from Cochin to Miami, moving through cancellations, airports, and the calm of a familiar route home.
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.
Jan 15, 2026
Travels in 2025, Hopes for More Travels in 2026
A year-end travel reflection on movement, memory, and the places that shaped the year.
Nov 15, 2025
It Is Easy to Learn to Speak English Poorly
It Is Easy to Learn to Speak English Poorly by Yehuda Kovesh MD (London), FRAI (London) A Frenchman’s Remark A French academician once observed: “English is a language that is…
Sep 15, 2025
Early Morning in Cochin on the Last Day of the Jewish Year 5785
A morning walk in Cochin becomes a field note on sea air, faith, health, and everyday public life.
Sep 15, 2025
The Magnet of Alligator Alcatraz
A political and anthropological reflection shaped by Suriname, migration, medicine, and the pull of difficult places.
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.
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 .…
Feb 15, 2025
I Miss My Good Friend Pak Joe, the Humble Boss of Bogor
A tribute to Pak Joe of Bogor, friendship, workplace health, and the dignity of humble leadership.
Feb 15, 2025
Quando e Como a Meditação Vipassana Entrou na Minha Visão de Mundo: Uma História Pessoal
Quando e Como a Meditação Vipassana Entrou na Minha Visão de Mundo: Uma História Pessoal Quem nunca ouviu falar da Ilha de Páscoa e dos lendários Moai? Devido ao seu…
Jan 15, 2025
A Simple Path to Happiness
A medical-anthropological reflection on self, society, false prophets, and the search for a simple path to happiness.
Jan 15, 2025
Why Don’t You Stay?
A bilingual reflection on travel, belonging, and the question of why one does not simply stay.
Jan 15, 2025
Review Open Access Published 06 January
Review Open access Published: 06 January 2025 Efficacy of intermittent fasting on improving liver function in individuals with metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis This is an analysis of…
Aug 15, 2024
A Note to Migrants: Which English-Speaking Country Is the Healthiest?
A note for migrants and health professionals considering where population health and wellbeing are strongest.
Jul 15, 2024
ARDALAN SARAFAZ THE SONG SOUVENIR SOGHATI HAYEDE SHAKILA YASMIN LEVY
On a recent Moment Story, I misattributed a quote to Molana. When you are coming, the sound of your footsteps comes from all roads It is not like it's coming…
May 15, 2024
THE NEW FRIENDLINESS IN MALAYSIA , A PERSONAL VIEW
The New Malaysia and its post-Covid spirit of open-mindedness and friendliness are truly remarkable. Since 2008, I've had the privilege of visiting Malaysia regularly and have always felt a deep…
Mar 15, 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE 300 MILLION CELEBRATING IT TODAY
HAPPY NOWRUZ DEAR FRIENDS OLD AND NEW, CLOSE TO MY HEART IN EVERY WAY OR FAR AWAY IN DISTANCE AND OBLIVION In a few minutes, the vernal equinox would appear…
Mar 15, 2024
THE LABYRINTH OF SOLITUDE. THIS TIME IN MARRAKECH MOROCCO
Some books and certain authors enter your life at transforming moments and remain there, even as fashions change and seasons shift from torrid summers to autumnal tranquility. I first encountered…