Oct 15, 2010
Childhood Obesity in the USA
Some thoughts on Childhood Obesity in the USA as I am waiting for a Lunch of Langoustines in the sea side Brittany port of Quiberon.. The prevalence of overweight was…
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.
Oct 15, 2010
My Neighbourhood in the City of San Cristobal….Vedado
This is one trip that I am happy to pay for, to anticipate and go through the rigorous customs and immigration check and other hassles.. not to mention the paperwork…
Oct 15, 2010
It is Nice to Dream about San Cristobal de la Habana
Reveries of a Born Traveler Three days after my birth, an astrologer was consulted who drew the map of the stars at the time of birth (a chart I still…
Sep 15, 2010
Continental Airlines and Me.. a perfect fit for a Frequent Flier
it never ceases to amaze me the luck I have with Continental Airlines! I am writing this in Miami having just arrived here on CO 190 a 737-500, safely transported…
Sep 15, 2010
1 Tishrei 5771 A nice New Year Gift from Jefe
A LOVELY NEW YEAR GIFT FROM EL COMMANDANTE, FIDEL CASTRO RUZ. Fidel to Ahmadinejad: 'Stop Slandering the Jews' He said the Iranian government should understand the consequences of theological anti-Semitism.…
Aug 15, 2010
Excess in the Land of Plenty
Arriving soon after a visit to Myanmar, two weeks ago I was in Yangon, the food served at the American Resto in Miami, Bahamas Breeze, gives me a great sensation…
Aug 15, 2010
LOVE IN THE TIME OF THE MONSOONS IN BURMA
LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONSOON IN BURMA AUGUST 2010 I felt that I may not have another chance to visit Myanmar/Burma in the near future, so took this chance…
Aug 15, 2010
Nostalgia para Londres
I never realized how wonderful my life was in this greatest English speaking City in the world-as a student, first in Medicine and then second time in Cultural Anthropology. It…
Aug 15, 2010
Where is Dr Aung Khant?
After this wonderful trip to KL and Myanmar, and a nice flight back to Paris from KL, I want to put down the days of love and affection and fearlessness…
Aug 15, 2010
Good Bye.. to my favourite Part of Asia
""> 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false A FAREWELL TO KL AND POINTS BEYOND… It is a strange sensation going to a country, knowing that…
Jul 15, 2010
Yet another Adios
Get Your Own Map View Larger Map Another lover of Cuba, the great Poet Pablo Neruda.. had written Se sabe que el que vuelve no se fue, y asi la…
Jul 15, 2010
In Miami you can always expect the unexpected
Senor Chef from Manila, We all love Pamela! at the Jewish Cemetery in Penang, Malaysia what all can happen when you go to dine out at Lan in south miami?…
Jul 15, 2010
LX 64 ZRH MIA AI 340-300 8 july 2010
Today waking up to a gorgeous morning here in Paris, I was overcome with the sweet sensation of SAUDADE.. That same sensation that I had known, even since I became…
Jul 15, 2010
Alors, have to leave Paris earlier than I thought..
The Freedom one enjoys is the Freedom to choose but with it comes an Obligation to Serve..I was looking forward to a quiet time in Paris: cafes, writing (a book…
Jun 15, 2010
La Casualidad no es tan Casual BY CHANCE?
Chance, Casualidad..we often wonder. . Does chance exist? or is it accidental and a fragment of ones imagination? We can always go to the Philosophers, the indigenous ones with thousands…
Jun 15, 2010
Saturday Afternoon in South Miami
Visit to a Catholic Church to say Thanks.. American Indians always say that people pray and when they are rewarded, they forget to thank the people responsible for it. After…
Jun 15, 2010
What a Lovely Time in Miami Florida
Miami never disappoints me... not this time nor at the many times i have been here.. Friends from UmonHon were visiting, so seeing them, showing them around a bit was…
May 15, 2010
THE BARBER OF PORT VILA
I have to thank FeiWen, the hair stylist at A Cut Above at Bangsar in KL, for this chance meeting with the Barber of Port Vila. My best friend in…