Jul 15, 2013
People Of Cape Qidiccaatx
People of the Cape (qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌)….An Elder Visits I am associated with the North American Indians, and over the course of time, have met some excellent Nurses.. MS and LL at…
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.
Jul 15, 2013
CULTURAL COMPETENCY ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH: THE CASE OF MONTREAL YUL AIRPORT
CULTURAL COMPETENCY IS NOT ENOUGH THE CASE OF MONTREAL AIRPORT Each of the person I met today –in the context of the interactions of capitalist culture of travel- was culturally…
Jun 15, 2013
LIFESTYLE CAUSING INFLAMMATION OF THE BODY: OBESITY, DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
INFLAMMATION AS THE COMMON PATHWAY TO CHRONIC DISEASES IN 2002, I was wandering around the streets of Johor Bahru, Malaysia when I came across books being sold at a Hindu…
Jun 15, 2013
INDIA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA: THE PALLAVA ORIGINS OF SOUTH EAST ASIAN LANGUAGE SCRIPTS
WHO BROUGHT THE SCRIPT TO SOUTH EAST ASIA: HINDUS OR BUDDHISTS IN OTHER WORDS, WHO IS THE REAL BUMIPUTRA? I was merrily walking along the street in front of the…
Jun 15, 2013
INCREDIBLE MALAYSIA: HIGH LEVEL HOSPITALITY
AIR ASIA, whose CEO, Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian Indian, has done more for the integration of ASEAN countries than any SINGLE politician of the region, and now connecting both India…
Jun 15, 2013
REGIONAL AMERICAN VARIATIONS IN WORD MEANING
I have been very lucky to be visiting various parts of the USA on a regular basis. Initially there was no pattern to my travels, but lately: South Florida, Nebraska/Iowa/South…
Jun 15, 2013
PITY OR COMPASSION IS NOT LOVE
Walking around this latin american city, watching the empty shops, sad faces in the streets, I felt a sadness which can be due to a combination of emotions and as…
May 15, 2013
SHORT INTENSE EXERCISE WITH REST AND ITS HEALTH BENEFITS: LESSONS FROM THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE We look at Doctors as guardians of our health, and expect them to follow what they preach: Eat Well and Exercise. A…
May 15, 2013
PEER TO PEER HEALTH PROMOTION AT WORK PLACE : ZHENG HE’S METHOD OF COLLABORATION
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Peer to peer health promotion at work place The humble boss of Bogor An old Indian story talks about a group of…
May 15, 2013
REMARKABLE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS UNIVERSE
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE REMARKABLE MEN and WOMEN WHO BLESS YOUR LIFE During the month of April, 2013 I was fortunate to travel to the Indian…
May 15, 2013
THE AGELESS MAN OF KUALA TRENGGANU
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE THE AGELESS MAN OF KUALA TRENGGANU For those who hide behind their identities and the exteriors of themselves and their skin as…
Apr 15, 2013
REAL MALAYSIA: WELCOME BIENVENIDOS A KUALA TRENGGANU
Malaysia likes to pride itself as Truly Asia, but the influx of superficial western experiences, cities in Malaysia, such as KL and Malacca are beginning to look their counterparts elsewhere.…
Apr 15, 2013
AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST IN SOUTH TEXAS: FROM INDIANS TO INDIANS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The alarm went off at 0600 AM, I had already packed my bags, so it was easy to be ready to leave…
Mar 15, 2013
SEARCHING FOR SEDER IN BRUSSELS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Searching for Seder in Brussels I used to be very active in Jewish Student affairs when I was at school as well…
Mar 15, 2013
EUROPEAN AUSSIE TOURISTS SEEN AS BEGGARS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE EUROPEAN/AMERICAN/AUSTRALIAN TOURISTS TO ASIA SEEN AS BEGGARS Last year an astonishing one billion (nearly one out six humans on this planet) took…
Mar 15, 2013
AMERICA IS THE FUTURE
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE AMERICA IS THE FUTURE* *APPLICABLE TO AUSTRALIA, CANADA AND NZ TO A LESSER DEGREE Why do I think so? After many years…
Mar 15, 2013
UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS OF SPIRITUALITY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE All who wander are not lost. It is a line rather well known among Travellers, it is from a poem (once again…
Jan 15, 2013
OUR HAIR DRESSER IN LONDON
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE OUR HAIRDRESSER IN KING’S CROSS LONDON One advantage of Loyalty programmes for travellers is that one gets an occasional free flight or…