Mar 15, 2009
American Indian Faces
When people know that I am associated with native american indains, they usually ask me a slew of questions and i realize that the idea of an american indian is…
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.
Mar 15, 2009
Normandie, Friends, Food and Nostalgie
I think of the good friends I have made over the years, how did they enter your life, silently, and then become inevitably etched..some arrive and leave soon enough but…
Feb 15, 2009
Three things the Blind Astrologer wanted me to do in India
Dear Friends: I was in India for six days, but in three states, three cities and three nights spent on trains! The Blind Astrologer had wanted me to do three…
Jan 15, 2009
What all Happens in the Course of One Day?
WHAT ALL HAPPENS IN THE COURSE OF A DAY Guruji speaks in his broken tones on a clear telephone call from Madras; he wants to do a Pooja, a kind…
Jan 15, 2009
Welcome to France and to 2009
It is by the sacrifices you do for another person that you would be judged on the capacity to help that person. I have always done what I wanted, but…
Jan 15, 2009
Lonely Roads in an Indian Reservation
Lonely Roads, Bright Sun and a Blue Sky UmonHon Indian Reservation 13th January 2009 A very sound sleep, after the trouble getting home through 50 km winds playing ballet with…
Dec 15, 2008
The Ordinary Opera of the Oppressed
An Ordinary Opera of the Oppressed There is no order, but the chaos of insides shine. Irreverently dressed, their lack of education shining through their very dull faces. They think…
Dec 15, 2008
Israel and the Family of Jewish People
. The general perception from outside about a visit to Israel, concerns itself with Security, Terrorism, religious and national fanaticism and the brashness of its inhabitants. I was reminded of…
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…
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…
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…
Jan 15, 2008
Dear Friends It Is Not Very Often That
Dear Friends, It is not very often that you receive an email from NEGARA BRUNEI DARULSALAAM, the place of Peace, a small country situated in BORNEO, right on the Equator……
Jan 15, 2008
Centuries Covered in One Day
ONE DAY, FOUR COUNTRIES From VijayaVarman II to Annadurai, Comrade Anna of Dravida Muneta Kadakam, the pan Dravidian movement based in Madras, India. It is IX Century, an Immigrant South…
Dec 15, 2007
Chico and Chucho at Hotel Allison Genesis, Kuala Lumpur
An open minded traveler attracts human interactions The lunch was sumptuous. Sera Nyonya Restaurant at Hotel Equatorial in Malacca. Chef Bong and his assistant Yenny. Ohtak, Lychee Asam Boi, Cili…
Nov 15, 2007
Friends, Food and Far East
FRIENDS, FOOD AND FAR EAST TRAVELS OF DR SUDAH YEHUDA KOVESH SHAHEB DECEMBER 2007 Shuttling between La Habana, Cuba; Miami, Florida and Paris, France, in addition to participating at professional…
Nov 15, 2007
Globalization Will Not Eradicate
Globalization will not eradicate Prejudices Competence, Efficiency and Education will! Or Why we need Israel to train security agents worldwide. Rainy end of October day. 0730 AM. Steady drizzle. Not…
Jun 15, 2007
A Dream Dreaming of Itself..Musings from Paris
Friday, 1 June 2007 A young Arab French girl with a visible bulging belly and her hair dyed blonde serves me a glass of house wine. As happens in the…