Dec 15, 2008
MingalarBar in Malaysia
Photo: Soleiman of Maulana Plaza at Seri Kembangan, Malaysia Mingalabar in Malaysia This has been a wonderful day in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur to be specific. Just another day in Paradise,…
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.
Nov 15, 2008
Diabetes Cambodia: Personal Notes
Personal Notes I had the great pleasure of seeing many patients with Diabetes . But the following four patients stood out in my memory Group A 1. Director of Health…
Nov 15, 2008
Cambodia: A Delightful Month Past full of Rewards
Dear Friends: The Last few weeks have been very rewarding since I have received recognition directly and indirectly for my work with the Indians of North and South America. The…
Aug 15, 2008
Few Days of Rest and Relaxation in Cochin India
It does take a little bit of time to get into the rhythm of Cochin, after the "normal" pace of our lives in France or United States. Vegetarian Food, Ayurvedic…
Jul 15, 2008
METAPHOR FOR CHANGE: AN IMPRESSIVE TALE IN HOCHIMINH CITY VIETNAM
METAPHOR FOR CHANGE An Impressive Tale in Ho Chi Minh City Highlight of my Friends, Food and Far East tour of December 2007 A feast in the literal sense, that…
Jul 15, 2008
The Not so United States of Knowledge
I was flying from Omaha to Cleveland on my way to Paris. When the plane docked, the friendly flight attendant was chatting with a young girl, who said she was…
Jun 15, 2008
Where is Pa Pa Win
not a single day goes by that I dont think of Pa Pa Win pictured here on various photos with me and with her friends in Chaungtha Beach as well…
May 15, 2008
Meet the Top 100
Meet the Top 100 The May/June issue of Foreign Policy, a global magazine about Politics, Economics and Ideas, named its list of top 100 public intellectuals. I was drawn initially…
Apr 15, 2008
Guanabacoa In Far North Of Australia
Guanabacoa in the Far North of Australia You were here a couple of years ago, I asked the Peruvian lady selling trinkets in the shade of a gorgeous banyan tree…
Apr 15, 2008
Miami to Houston on a Continental Airlines Flight
I firmly believe that things are meant to happen; you must stop expecting them to happen and of course, accept it with grace when it does happen. Casualidad no es…
Mar 15, 2008
A slice of Cuba in Lille on a cold and rainy Night
Cuba continues to give me gifts wherever I go. One such thing happened to me on this rainy cold night in Lille in the north of France I am a…
Mar 15, 2008
CAMBODIA BECOMING CLOSER TO THE HEART
My name is Sudha, Su in Pali, I am told, signifies that which is good, and in many languages, this name is associated with Food, for which I am very…
Mar 15, 2008
Cuba and Vietnam
A Letter to my friends in Cuba: Dear Friends: I want to convey to you two images from my first few hours in Vietnam. In Miami, I had bought a…
Mar 15, 2008
Memories of Right Whales
NOTES FROM ITAPIRUBA, ESTADO DA SANTA CATARINA, BRASIL. FIRST IN ENGLISH, DEPOIS EM PORTUGUES Writing this in the cosmopolitan city of Sao Paulo, the third biggest city in the planet,…
Mar 15, 2008
Poem For New Morning Of Lovewritten In
Poem for a New Morning of Love…written in Yangon in Myanmar… It is time to go, dear friends Someone or other is waiting.. Where was that? Is there a table…
Feb 15, 2008
Cultural Identity: Tale of a Traveller
Who are you, anyway? IDENTITY AND SEARCH FOR A COMMUNITY A TALE OF A TRAVELLER In the New World, especially the Anglo-Saxon, English speaking conglomeration of USA/CANADA/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND, the superficial…
Feb 15, 2008
Homenaje a Fidel, El Jefe Comandante
This morning the news arrives, a long awaited news. Fidel will not seek or insist on being elected leader of the incoming Cuban Government. After 50 years, thank God, he…
Jan 15, 2008
Meilleurs voeux de Merida 1 Jan 2008
It is the first of the year, in the morning at a nice hotel in Merida, Mexico, after a satisfying breakfast. It is a good time to think of dear…