Jan 15, 2013
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE: NOSTALGIA FOR NAMIBIA
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE: NOSTALGIA FOR NAMIBIA When I was reading Anthropology at London, had a chance to visit the San people of…
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.
Dec 15, 2012
THE INCREDIBLE HOSPITALITY OF THE INDONESIANS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE The incredible Hospitality of the Indonesians The Sentul Healthy Happy Living Group of Pak J. I am just finishing my third trip…
Dec 15, 2012
A CUBAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AT MADRID BARAJAS AIRPORT
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE A CUBAN ANTHROPOLOGIST AT MADRID BARAJAS AIRPORT I am catching a flight to MIA today via FRA. Arriving just one our before…
Nov 15, 2012
POOR IN BRAZIL HAVE BETTER DIABETES CARE THAN THE RICH IN USA
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE I have never been a great fan of “Guidelines” issued by Professional Medical Bodies, especially for Chronic Diseases where a substantial…
Nov 15, 2012
A DIPLOMAT GOES HOME TO CUBA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE A DIPLOMAT GOES HOME TO CUBA I was the first one to board the short AA flight to Havana in Miami. As…
Nov 15, 2012
INTEGRATIVE HEALTH: SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS, IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR MIND, BODY AND SOUL
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE INVEST IN FRIENDSHIPS, IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH Looking at the habits of healthy and happy people, all over the world,…
Nov 15, 2012
A Morning in La Habana, Cuba: My Walk around my Neighbourhood
I have Pak Joe to thank for.. For the past three months, starting on August 3rd, I have tried to walk most of the mornings, except the days I am…
Oct 15, 2012
LEARNING TO BE HUMAN FROM AMERICAN INDIANS
Up here we are HUMAN...learning to be a Human Being among the Indians.. I have spent the past week with the Lakota at Cheyenne River. As each day came to…
Oct 15, 2012
AUNG SAN SUU KYI IN MIAMI
Miami is not the place one expects to say a large mural of Aung San Suu Kyi. The majority of people in Miami are either Immigrants or children of Immigrants,…
Sep 15, 2012
MINDFULNESS AND THE HUMBLE MAN OF BOGOR: PAK JOE
Today is September 28 th , 2012 I have just finished reading an interesting book by Murakami Haruki: What do I think when I am Running. It has very little…
Sep 15, 2012
Mourning for a Good Person: FOMENKO and celebrating his life’s lessons
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE He did not try to adjust to new times, nor did he lament the effects of the Soviet collapse, but he stayed…
Sep 15, 2012
SOUTH EAST ASIA FEELS NATURALLY HOME
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ASEAN…a friendly and welcoming environment Ever since I became aware of travel, I have always tried to cover regions. The Pacific was…
Aug 15, 2012
LOOKING AT LA COTE SAUVAGE, THE WILD COAST OF QUIBERON AND THINKING OF MY INDONESIAN FRIENDS
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE LOOKING AT LA COTE SAUVAGE, THE WILD COAST OF QUIBERON AND THINKING OF INDONESIA Ever since leaving my friends, Pak Joe and…
Aug 15, 2012
EVEN IF YOU ARE FAR AWAY, CUBA IS IN YOUR HEART
CUBANIDAD IN MORBIHAN, FRANCE Most foreigners especially in the West has access only to news and information about Cuba which stresses on the material and economic aspects of our beloved…
Aug 15, 2012
AHMAD SHAMLOU..SHAME OF IMPOTENCE ARISING OUT OF OPPRESSION
I had begun this journey from the Reservation of Omaha Indians of North America, which took me, either on airlines or countries which were mostly Moslem: Qatar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei,…
Aug 15, 2012
The Miracle By Lake Motivator Ofsentul
THE MIRACLE BY THE LAKE: THE MOTIVATOR OF SENTUL CITY, INDONESIA Mind/Body Exercise Programme Initiated by the Humble Boss of Bogor (see a previous blog about him) One hears very…
Aug 15, 2012
BREAKING THE FAST.. A JEW IN THE LAND OF THE MOSLEMS
BUKA BERSAMAN.. Exactly 44 hours after leaving the Blue House among the Indians, I walked out of the customs hall at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at CGK in Jakarta..Visa on…
Aug 15, 2012
IN PRAISE OF QATAR AIRWAYS
This was my first journey with Qatar Airways and I can assure you that it wont be the last. I am so very impressed with the service, the quality of…