Jan 15, 2013
THE YEAR 2013 HAS BEGUN WELL
There are always some Constant Stars in my skies: American Indians Cuba Family in Miami The new star for 2012 was certainly PJ and Indonesia. Malaysia, Myanmar, India and Iran…
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
WHEREVER I AM, MY HEART IS ALWAYS IN CUBA FELIZ ANO 2013
During the course of a calendar year, I get to celebrate many NEW YEAR celebrations, either directly or indirectly: The most important for us at a personal level is the…
Dec 15, 2012
THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL TIME
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL TIME The greatest gift that I can give to my friends is TIME. That is why I…
Dec 15, 2012
GRATITUDE TOWARDS MY TEACHERS
GRATITUDE TOWARDS MY TEACHERS American Indians, as always Lately, MC in KL, PKJ in Bogor When the student is ready, a teacher would appear. Instead of roaming around the world…
Dec 15, 2012
GRATEFUL FOR A GOOD YEAR OF TRAVEL 2012: A PHOTO ESSAY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE GOOD YEAR FOR TRAVEL 2012 I had become aware of travel at an early age, after all I had to move countries…
Dec 15, 2012
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH WHILE EATING SUMPTUOUSLY
SOME friends find my professional role as a Lifestyle Coach (Endocrinologist plus Medical Anthropologist amounts to that!) and the sumptuous eating that I am so very fond of, a little…
Dec 15, 2012
ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ENCHANTED IN INDONESIA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ENCHANTED IN INDONESIA Indonesia is an enchanting land, mainly because of the open mindedness of its people and welcome…
Dec 15, 2012
I AM GOING TO BOGOR TO EXERCISE!
I had received a letter from my good friend, the humble man of Bogor, Pak Joe. He wanted me to come to Indonesia, and prepare and present with him a…
Nov 15, 2012
YOGIC PHILOSOPHY IN CECILIA MEIRELES POETRY
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE YOGIC PHILOSOPHY IN THE POETRY OF CECILIA MEIRELES The Young poet of Cote Sauvage, one day said to me: The waves are…
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,…
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
PRAYERS FOR SISTER JACKIE AND MAMMIG: THANK YOU TO DR WANG AND IGR, VILLEJUIF
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Praying for Sister Jackie and Mammig and offering gratitude to Dr Wang, Miami and IGR at Villejuif, Paris The outside temperature is…
Oct 15, 2012
Kaddish for Sen. George McGovern 1922-2012
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE KADDISH FOR SENATOR GEORGE MCGOVERN Once on my way to the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota, I was excited to see…
Oct 15, 2012
COINCIDENCES ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM: LAWRENCE ROWE OF JAMAICA
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE COINCIDENCE DOES NOT EXIST YOU MAY MEET LAWRENCE ROWE ON THE ROAD A friend of mine was going down to Barbados…
Oct 15, 2012
“To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.” ― Pablo Neruda
Friendships that spring fountains of love of shared thoughts, aspirations and love for others, love of each other, do clearly attach to our emotions with an everlasting brilliance. I was…
Sep 15, 2012
HAPPY NEW YEAR L’SHANAH TOVAH TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN CUBA, INDONESIA, INDIAN COUNTRY, USA, FRANCE etc
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE SHANA TOVA FROM MIAMI HA OLAM, LAND OF THE FREE, HOME OF THE SLAVES ADON OLAM, HELP US SAVE OUR FRIENDS FROM…
Sep 15, 2012
COMPASSION IS SPIRITUALITY
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Compassion is a path to spirituality whereas being religious may not be, when ideologies may serve various masters, and not necessarily…