May 15, 2025
A Wonderful Day in Silver Sands, Jamaica
A warm field note from Silver Sands, Jamaica, on friendship, hospitality, and the grace of ordinary days.
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, 2025
Why Spelling Bee 2025 Was More Than Just a Competition
🐝 Why Spelling Bee 2025 Was More Than Just a Competition This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee concluded with a thrilling victory by a 13-year-old boy from Plano, Texas .…
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.
Feb 15, 2025
The Rise of Charlatans: Frustrated Wannabe Doctors and Their Capitalistic Exploitation
The Rise of Charlatans: Frustrated Wannabe Doctors and Their Capitalistic Exploitation Throughout history, there has been a persistent presence of individuals who, despite lacking proper medical training, position themselves as…
Feb 15, 2025
I Miss My Good Friend Pak Joe, the Humble Boss of Bogor
A tribute to Pak Joe of Bogor, friendship, workplace health, and the dignity of humble leadership.
Feb 15, 2025
Un Camino Simple Hacia la Felicidad
Una reflexión médico-antropológica sobre el yo, la sociedad, los falsos profetas y la búsqueda de un camino sencillo hacia la felicidad.
Feb 15, 2025
Games vs. Play
A reflection on David Graeber’s distinction between structured games and open-ended, creative play.
Feb 15, 2025
Quando e Como a Meditação Vipassana Entrou na Minha Visão de Mundo: Uma História Pessoal
Quando e Como a Meditação Vipassana Entrou na Minha Visão de Mundo: Uma História Pessoal Quem nunca ouviu falar da Ilha de Páscoa e dos lendários Moai? Devido ao seu…
Jan 15, 2025
Un Camino Simple Hacia la Felicidad
Una reflexión médico-antropológica sobre el yo, la sociedad, los falsos profetas y la búsqueda de un camino sencillo hacia la felicidad.
Jan 15, 2025
Walker Evans and My Luck with Barbers
A reflection moving from Walker Evans to barbers, photography, human dignity, and fortunate encounters.
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.
Jan 15, 2025
Review Open Access Published 06 January
Review Open access Published: 06 January 2025 Efficacy of intermittent fasting on improving liver function in individuals with metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis This is an analysis of…
Jan 15, 2025
Compassionate Immigration and Portugal’s Example
A reflection on immigration, hypocrisy, and Portugal’s more compassionate social imagination.
Jan 15, 2025
For Better Health and Longer Life: Mediterranean Diet, Mediterranean Residence
A field note on food, place, and why health may require not only diet but a wider way of living.
Jan 15, 2025
A Transcontinental Flight on Royal Air Maroc
A travel note from Casablanca to Miami, assessing the ordinary realities of a long Royal Air Maroc flight.
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
A Simple Path to Happiness
A medical-anthropological reflection on self, society, false prophets, and the search for a simple path to happiness.
Jan 15, 2025
UN CHEMIN SIMPLE VERS LE BONHEUR
LE MOI ET LA SOCIÉTÉ : UN ANTHROPOLOGUE MÉDICAL CHEZ LES INDIENS LE MOI ET LA SOCIÉTÉ Au fil de l’histoire, il y a eu des prophètes et des faux…