Oct 15, 2011
A MIAMI YOM KIPPUR FOR A GOOD JEWISH NEW YEAR 5772
This has been an incredibly good evening. Before going to the Yom Kippur Evening Services at the Temple Israel, we decided to have dinner at Soyka. As if it was…
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
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
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.…
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…
Jun 15, 2011
SYMBOLISM AND SPIRITUALITY
SYMBOLISM AND SPIRITUALITY Today my sister wanted me to go with her, to witness the end of the year ceremonies for her granddaughter who is graduating from Grade III. As…
May 15, 2011
LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY OF AMERICA-NEW YORK
As Medical Students, we had a lunch time talk by a visitor (appropriately dark skinned), about Cross Cultural Sensitivity and we were told that we had to be sensitive about…
May 15, 2011
EAT HEALTHY SAVE THE PLANET RESPECT JAPANESE CULTURE
EAT HEALTHY SAVE THE TUNA SPARE THE GROUPER HAVE A KIND HEALTHY HEART AND SAVE THE PLANET Among the ubiquitous proliferations, insulting to a Japanese sensibility to cuisine, has been…
May 15, 2011
The Experience of Raja Yoga: Notes from Malaysia
What is the image of Yoga in the western mind? Twisted bodies in contorted poses, clean studios where a group of people meditating or out in the open, preferably by…
May 15, 2011
Chinese in Malaysia.. They Eat Well, Dont they?
You are lucky to have befriended a chinese family in the food business, said my best friend in Asia, who lives in Kuala Lumpur. If you had befriended any one…
Mar 15, 2011
Net work in Social Network
Social Networking on the NET In the olden days, let us say before the year 2000, there was Qualitative Networking: person to person; consideration for the other; relationships, visiting each…
Mar 15, 2011
Cuban Doctors, Cholera in Haiti and their valiant Assistance
I am so proud of what the Cuban doctors are doing, to help the sister nation of Haiti . This is the little known aspect of Cuba's aid to 69…
Feb 15, 2011
CULTURE OF GEOGRAPHY OF BIRTH
Culture of Geography of Birth? I was told of a forthcoming wedding in Paris. A Mali born French Nanny in her early thirties with a 12 year old daughter will…
Dec 15, 2010
Pablo Neruda, Hafez and an Excellent Crepe Ble Noir in Quiberon
I was quite satisfied with the excellent Ble Noir Bretagne crepe I had for dinner and then followed by thoughts on the outlying regions of my heart, I sat down…
Oct 15, 2010
Cochini Jewish Influences in Cochin INDIA
Yet another gift from Cochin I had the good luck to make friends with a young Cochini, Thoufeek. He is very talented in Calligraphy and we are fortunate that he…
Jul 15, 2010
False Indians of Cuba .. the so called Tainos
0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false IDENTITY It would be a wonderful world, if you could consider each and every person as a human being,…
Apr 15, 2010
Who are the MOHANA?
Manchar lake in Pakistan is one of the largest lakes in Asia, and has sustained life for the houseboat community of Mohana people for over 6,000 years. It's also a…
Feb 15, 2010
To Learn Humility from Unselfish Malayalees …
My friends at TouristLand travel agency tucked into a building near the Ernakulam Junction Railway Station were happy to see me, they knew I was coming and had booked a…
Feb 15, 2010
Cleansing of Oneself in Malaysia..Mind Body Spirit Affections
FOOD FOR THE BODY MIND HEART AND BRAIN AND SPIRIT IN A MATTER OF FEW DAYS IN DELIGHTFUL MALAYSIA I didnt begin my life as a Foodie, but it just…