Jun 15, 2018
HOW TO EAT HUMMUS LESSON FROM HAIFA
Recently I had the chance to taste Hummus at Resto Said's, in the Akko Souq. Said family have been serving Hummus at this location from the Ottoman times and the…
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.
Jun 15, 2018
WHERE DID THE INDIANS GO ? AN INDIGENOUS HISTORY
I was not aware of this book, nor of the reviewer a Canadian by the name of Bhupinder Singh. I have reproduced the entire review for people interested in the…
Jun 15, 2018
WHERE DOES DIVERSITY BEGIN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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May 15, 2018
JUNE 1 DAY TO REMEMBER THE JEWISH EXPULSION FROM ARAB LANDS . THE MIZRACHI HOLOCAUST
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May 15, 2018
WHY FRIENDLINESS/FRIENDS MATTER WHEN YOU ARE A FREQUENT TRAVELLER?
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May 15, 2018
TRAVEL MADE EASY, BUT WHO DOES MAKE IT EASY AND ENJOYABLE FOR YOU
When you are travelling, and often, you become aware of all the people responsible for your pleasure of travel. There are people who are obvious, such as Pilots who take…
May 15, 2018
A JEW IN QATAR AND OTHER STORIES
A JEW IN QATAR AND OTHER STORIES It is sunny outside nary a cloud but haze over the multiple modern buildings that surround this bay in Doha, Qatar. this is…
Apr 15, 2018
BRISTOW LIGHTHOUSE HOTEL IN FORT COCHIN GRATEFUL FOR PEOPLE FOR MAKING MY STAY VERY COMFORTABLE
Recently I had a chance to stay, for the umpteenth time at the Bristow Lighthouse Hotel facing the Arabian Sea in Fort Cochin. Rajesh Rajan the GM had organized a…
Mar 15, 2018
CUBAN REVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE UND A BEEZL MITZVAH
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Feb 15, 2018
THE MAN IN SEAT 1K QATAR AIRWAYS FLIGHT FROM DOHA TO THE USA
I always look forward to my Qatar Airways QR flights. Today's aircraft was a 787-900. I had a wonderful day at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. At the appointed hour an…
Dec 15, 2017
QATAR AIRWAYS COCHIN TO DOHA: THE USUAL EXCELLENCE
COCHIN has a new International Terminal and the Earth Lodge to go with it. Nice to see the airports in India getting decent lounges. Good Bye Kerala Good Bye Idli…
Dec 15, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR TO DOHA TO BRUSSELS A TIRING JOURNEY WITH A PLEASANT STOPOVER
I left USA on the 8th and today is 15th and I have covered nearly 2/3 or more of the circumference of the earth. One alarming fact is : in…
Dec 15, 2017
SPIRITUALITY AND DIABETES: I AM VERY PROUD OF OUR OMAHA INDIAN PATIENTS WHO ARE USING INSULIN PUMP FOR THEIR TYPE 2
SPIRITUALITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS As part of a continuing education for our patients who suffer from Type 2 Diabetes, we offer an hour plus long discussion…
Nov 15, 2017
GOOD DEEDS HAVE A LONG MEMORY: THINGS ALWAYS HAPPEN FOR A REASON
It is a Sunday afternoon, I arrived at Miami airport as usual a little earlier to enjoy the ambience of being in the liminal world of travel and enjoy the…
Oct 15, 2017
OFFERING TOBACCO TO MOAI IN TAHAI IN RAPA NUI: A GIFT FROM MY BROTHER ARNE VAINIO OF MILLE LACS OJIBWAY
ARNE VAINIO, my Ojibway brother, was being honoured as the American Indian Physician of the Year 2017 at a meeting where I was one of the speakers. Our meeting and…
Sep 15, 2017
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION IN QATAR; WHAT A SURPRISE IN A SAFE AND HOSPITABLE COUNTRY
LESSONS FROM QATAR Like many people living in the Western world, my own conceptions of the Oil Rich Gulf states were not very favourable, because of what the Media portrayed…
Sep 15, 2017
A TED MED RESEARCH SCHOLAR IN DOHA: HERE IS A GOOD TED TALK TO MAKE YOU THINK OF ARAB WOMEN DIFFERENTLY
For the past two years, I have been a TED MED Research Scholar, vetting the speakers to the annual TED MED conference. It is a very satisfying task, and the…
Sep 15, 2017
A JEWISH ANTHROPOLOGIST IN THE LAP OF ARAB LUXURY IN QATAR
I am beginning to understand Qatar a little bit and I like it. The Qataris, native to this desert peninsula with a long history dating back to the beginning of…