Jan 15, 2008
The False TAINOS of Baracoa and CUBA
Written in conjunction with and presented at International meeting of SOLAR in Rio de Janeiro Dr Sudha Yehuda Kovesh S and Dr Ivette Garcia (currently a Cuban diplomat assigned to…
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 16, 2026
A HINDUSTANI BUTCHER SELLS HALAL MEAT TO BRASILIANS LIVING IN PARAMARIBO SURINAME
The Diversity of Suriname and the Genuine Warmth of its People My health-conscious friend suddenly stopped at a shop selling meat. I wondered why. Then I noticed the sign: Halal…
Apr 15, 2026
A Few Hours at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
A quiet Miami field note on gardens, attention, and the relief of stepping outside the city’s noise.
Mar 15, 2026
What Did the Medicine Man Say?
A field reflection on humility, Indigenous wisdom, and the difference between knowledge and presence.
Feb 15, 2026
A Wonderful Diverse World in Miami
A Miami evening of friendship, language, and human warmth beyond ordinary categories of nationality or identity.
Jan 15, 2026
Empathy, Compassion, and Respect for the Other
Empathy, Compassion, and Respect for the Other In the span of a single week, events have unfolded with such density that one has the uneasy feeling that the political architecture…
Jul 15, 2025
My Way of Travel
A personal reflection on travel as a life priority, offered as one person’s path rather than advice for everyone.
Jul 15, 2025
Miami, Memory, and the Migration of Authoritarian Thinking. Miami, Memoria y la Migración del Pensamiento Autoritario
Miami, Memoria y la Migración del Pensamiento Autoritario. First in Spanish and then in English Soy australiano, pero mi vínculo con Miami, Florida, comenzó durante mis estudios de medicina y…
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.
Jan 15, 2025
What Is International Medicine?
A physician-anthropologist’s definition of international medicine, beyond romance, rescue fantasy, and institutional cliché.
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
Happy New Year from Porto
A New Year reflection from Porto, carrying hopes for Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, the United States, and beyond.
Aug 15, 2024
How to Prolong Your Life by Travel
A reflection on travel, Miami, escape, and the health of changing one’s surroundings.
Jul 15, 2024
we need more social capital in all the countries .. life goes forward and not backwards
This land used to be the city and dwelling place of compassionate companions. When did compassion come to its end? What has happened to all the rulers of the land?…
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…
Apr 15, 2024
THE BEAUTY OF MIAMI LIES IN ITS PEOPLE
THE BEAUTY OF MIAMI LIES IN ITS PEOPLE Miami may lack towering mountains or expansive rivers, but it boasts beautiful clouds and equally stunning people. Yesterday, at a Japanese Peruvian…
Apr 15, 2024
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDENS THE BEST COLLECTION OF PALMS IN THE WORLD
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, Florida has the world's largest palm collection, with more than 500 species and 1,000 palms across 13 acres. The collection includes the 13-acre Montgomery…
Mar 15, 2024
HUMAN TOUCH WHERE YOU DO NOT EXPECT IT, EXCELLENT CARE AT THE OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY CLINIC OF UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
I had a fantastic encounter at the University of Miami Outpatient Radiology clinic, an experience that one could describe as truly exceptional in a medical setting! As part of my…