May 15, 2010
Memories of a Collective Past.. weekend in Normandie
We who are from the New World, with an easy going lifestyle and an outward friendliness, find ourselves so comfortable in other new world countries.. for e,g., I am an…
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.
May 15, 2010
Photos from La Habana, Cuba
Hope my friends can see these photographs taken recently in Nuestra Ciudad San Cristobal de la HABANA, Cuba..
May 15, 2010
THE BARBER OF PORT VILA
I have to thank FeiWen, the hair stylist at A Cut Above at Bangsar in KL, for this chance meeting with the Barber of Port Vila. My best friend in…
May 15, 2010
WELCOME TO THE STATES SAYS THE IMMIGRATION OFFICER
For Frequent Fliers to the USA, I strongly recommend the programme Global Entry. I entered the Immigration Hall and it took me no more than sixty seconds to get cleared,…
May 15, 2010
The Magical Surrealism of being with INDIOS, the natives of America
I am virtually in the middle of nowhere and it would be difficult for someone does not understand the silence of space, or if you live in a country where…
May 15, 2010
MAYA ST CYR daughter of my friends you make us all proud
Maya St Cyr HoCank/Umonhon Indian 17 years old was among the 100 graduates who received their diplomas recently at the Boys Town School in Omaha, Her inspiring story was featured…
May 15, 2010
Au Revoir.. A bientot La Havanne Mai 2010
arrivals and departures if it is a voyage, then there is sadness the longings for the love and affections lefft behind and the incertitude of the return, an anxiety of…
Apr 15, 2010
Fantastic Days in La Habana
What can I say except a Big GRACIAS to my family friends and other loves in La Habana! Some people meditate to cleanse themselves, some climb mountains, others flaggelate themselves,…
Apr 15, 2010
April in Paris
The days have been nothing short of marvellous! Blue Skies and warm temperatures and the tourists are not here yet in droves! What a difference from February when it was…
Apr 15, 2010
UNESCO BUILDING IN PARIS
Situated rather nicely within view of Tour Eiffel and other grand buildings of the area, the welcoming UNESCO building was easy to find and easy to enter. A conglomeration of…
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…
Apr 15, 2010
The Indus Valley Civilization
The Archeological ruins of Moenjodaro located on the right bank of the Indus River, around 400 kilometers north of Karachi, in Pakistan's Sindh Province, bears witness to one of the…
Mar 15, 2010
Tristes Tropiques.. 30 Hours in Miami
1400 Thursday to 2100 Friday A: Encounter with a young woman in an Airplane Toilet No, this is not a story about the famed, Mile High Club! Esconsed in seat…
Mar 15, 2010
Tristes Tropiques.. 30 Hours in Miami Part B
I sat with my sister for hours, chatting and catching up on common news. Since her treatment began in July 2009, I have tried to be here at appropriate moments…
Mar 15, 2010
Tristes Tropiques.. 30 Hours in Miami Part C Stranger in Paradise
It is good to share a deep friendship like that I have with my sister Jackie. I appreciate her presence in my life and I realize her worth..she has allowed…
Mar 15, 2010
Les Belles Asiatiques
Paris being the most visited City on earth, on rare occasions people from different parts of the world may coincide with your visit to this city of Light and Love..…
Mar 15, 2010
Malaysia in Paris
A Bit of Malaysia in the heart of Paris I had noticed the bold Malaisie announcing the existence of the Malaysian Tourism Office more than once as I walked along…
Feb 15, 2010
Forty Eight Hours in Cochin.. Love in the time of ..?
I spent exactly forty eight hours in Cochin.. from arrival from KL on Air Asia (good flight) and then leaving by train to Bangalore ( a comfortable journey) What all…