Sep 15, 2011
Preparing for the Flight to Miami from London
I am fortunate in that i fly to some interesting destinations during the course of the year and I always look forward to my next destination.. today it was 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, 2011
THE INCREDIBLE DOCTOR OF KUALA LUMPUR
The Incredible Doctor of Kuala Lumpur Dr Li Zi Qi Each of the visits to KL has rewarded me with new friends usually ready with their minds to open new…
Sep 15, 2011
GIFTS FROM OKLAHOMA
GIFTS FROM OKLAHOMA Oklahoma is a Choctaw word for Okla Red Humma Earth. Oklahoma City feels so neat, organized with a mixture of odl and new architecture, a sense of…
Sep 15, 2011
Toxicity of Plastics.. Consumer Association of Penang
It may have been in 2004, I had gone across to Johor Bahru to relieve the tedium, when I ran into a Book Exhibition inside a Hindou temple.. Intrigued I…
Sep 15, 2011
NAURU AND DIABETES WISH YOU WERE NOT HERE
WISH THEY WERE NOT HERE.. At the recent meeting of the European Association of the Study of Diabetes (September 12-16, 2011) at Lisboa, Portugal, alarm was sounded by the troubadours…
Sep 15, 2011
Harvest Festival of the HoCank and the Jewish New Year
I stepped out of the gymnasium into the pleasantly chilled air of this waning days of the Northern Summer; I could still hear the drums and jingle of the dresses.…
Sep 15, 2011
Generosity and Gratitude: Says the Philosopher of Sioux City
GENEROSITY AND GRATITUDE, SAYS THE PHILOSOPHER OF SIOUX CITY Where else in USA would the owner of the coffee shop would give his keys and say: you guys are deep…
Sep 15, 2011
SHANAH TOVAH 5772 FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY
I am waiting for the sun to go down so that I can light the candles and welcome 5772.. My family is not with me on this special night: they…
Sep 15, 2011
Thank the Spirits for the Good Month of September
Grateful for a good month of travel, friends, good food and family. Highlights were certainly: Malacca in Malaysia Paris Miami Lecture at Oklahoma City Harvest Festival of the Hocank Steve…
Aug 15, 2011
YOGA AND THE FREQUENT FLIER
Yoga Sutra 1.21 For the keenly intense seekers progress is steady YOGA AND THE FREQUENT FLIER This was my first flight aboard the new aircraft Airbus 380-800 belonging to Air…
Aug 15, 2011
WHEN YOU ARE FREQUENT FLIER, A SENSE OF DETACHMENT IS NECESSARY
I boarded the flight to Omaha from Detroit Airport. When they announced that volunteers were needed to give up their seats on this flight, I did a quick turn around…
Aug 15, 2011
DETOXIFY FASHIONABLY THE NEW AGE WAY
All through our history, diseases have been attributed to a variety of External Forces: humours, poisons, witches, brews, minority people, monkeys and the newest of these trends popular among the…
Aug 15, 2011
Welcome to America.. So Good to be in Seattle
Arrived late last night at the Seattle Airport and within the next few hours I realized I have landed in USA.. the driver who took me to the hotel was…
Aug 15, 2011
Gorge(ous) Oregon and its Wonderful People
GORGE(EOUS) PORTLAND AND OREGON: FRIENDLY PEOPLE IN A ENVIRONMENTALLY PLEASING REGION I have always felt that this part of the USA is the most beautiful part ..add to that lovely…
Aug 15, 2011
UmonHon Indian Annual Harvest Dance
what a great privilege it is for me, a jewish boy from the southern suburbs of Melbourne, now attached by my soul to Cuba, to be witnessing the familial warmth…
Aug 15, 2011
SELF REALIZATION: THE REALITY OF EVERY DAY ORDINARY LIVES OF EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE
Amidst the Spiritual Ambience of UmonHon Indian Nation Pow Wow August 2011 There is so much TALK about spirituality these days in all media: electronic and written that people forget…
Aug 15, 2011
America is Certainly the MOST friendly country for a Frequent Traveler!
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL KINDNESS OF STRANGERS I am spending a few days in Miami, enjoying the sunshine, relaxing at the beaches and eating well. The last item brought me to…
Aug 15, 2011
MIAMI HOME OF DEEP FRIENDSHIPS
Miami has always held a special place in my heart, ever since I arrived there as a student! over the years I have come to visit, and for a memorable…