Jan 15, 2019
MADE HOMELESS BY TRAVEL: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING
I am grateful whoever the person was, for introducing me to Moritz Thomsen, a beautiful soul, a peace corps volunteer in the 1960s, trying hard to make the life 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.
Jan 15, 2019
MICROBIOME AND KIDNEY AND OTHER INFLAMMATORY DISEASES
I was requested to present an Introduction to Microbiome and its effect upon (or vice versa) on the Kidney diseases at a health fair being held at a tribal auditorium…
Oct 15, 2018
MIAMI IS A BILINGUAL CITY ENJOY IT TWICE AS MUCH
If you are monolingual and harping about it at supermarkets and cafes in Miami, you are halving the pleasure of living in Miami. If you can communicate in Spanish, the…
Sep 15, 2018
GOOD WISHES FOR A PROSPEROUS AND CONTENT 5779
GREETINGS FROM ISRAEL. SHANAH TOVAH TIKKETEVU. It is so nice, my first ever time, that I am in the Land of Israel for the Jewish New Year I came across…
Jul 15, 2018
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MONTH OF AUGUST FOR TRAVEL
Today is 29th July 2018 and I am in Bentota, Sri Lanka. This month has been less than auspicious for travel with some misplaced trust and loss of innocence. August…
Jul 15, 2018
AMAZING SPIRIT WORLD OF AMAZONIA
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Jul 15, 2018
SHABBAT SHALOM ON POYA DAY IN SRI LANKA
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Jul 15, 2018
POBRE MEXICO, TAN CIRCA DE ESTADOS UNIDOS Y TAN LEJOS DE DIOS
Any lover of Mexico and its grand culture would know the above quote attributed to Gen. Porfirio Diaz. First they took the land away, Texas and California among them. Like…
Jul 15, 2018
EATING IN MIAMI FIVE DAYS IN JULY 2018
It is a pleasure to get together my Foodie Friends in Miami and spend time and pleasure with them. Since my return from Colombia, these five days have been fecund,…
Jul 15, 2018
THE INCREDIBLE COINCIDENCE OF BEING CUBAN
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Jul 15, 2018
ONE GOES TO THE AMAZON FOR THE ESSENCE OF ITS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
I have just returned from the Colombian Amazon and the best part of the trip was my renewing the spirit of fraternity and solidarity with the Ticuna Indians who inhabit…
May 15, 2018
Welcome To United States Most Open
WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES, THE MOST OPEN MINDED AND MOST DIVERSE COUNTRY ON EARTH Just yesterday they announced the 10 finalists for the National Geography Bee sponsored by the…
May 15, 2018
WHY FRIENDLINESS/FRIENDS MATTER WHEN YOU ARE A FREQUENT TRAVELLER?
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May 15, 2018
YET ANOTHER INSULT ON THE DIGNITY OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WARAO OF VENEZUELA
THE WARAO OR THE PEOPLE OF THE CANOE have lived along the River Orinoco for centuries and survived with their natural skills and abilities. The outsiders came and took some…
Apr 15, 2018
Tourist Advice: Thank you for not coming
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Mar 15, 2018
A WALK ALONG THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF BRISTOW LIGHTHOUSE HOTEL
Fort Cochin has a special attraction for me, and Bristow Bungalow Hotel facing the Arabian Sea adds to the attraction. Each morning I go for a brisk walk along the…
Mar 15, 2018
LAMENTO SOCIALISTA OF THE CUBANS IN CUBA
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Feb 15, 2018
THE PASHMINA SELLER OF DOHA : THE STORY OF THE SILK SCARF STOLEN IN BOGOTA
I am sitting watching Doha fading slowly into the desert night, covered in a mist which could be only the nostalgia for the day it is leaving behind. I am…