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.The current inquiry follows one trail through the archive: food culture, metabolic health, Indigenous knowledge, and Suriname.
Navigating the Spiritual Terrain and Cultural Landscapes of Leticia: A Journey Beyond the Ordinary In the heart of the Amazonian enclave of Leticia, I encountered a moment of profound introspection…
A Lovely Day in Malaysia Malaysia, a country teeming with diversity, culture, and heartwarming hospitality, never ceases to amaze its visitors. There's always something enchanting about drifting through its bustling…
Treat others with respect, and respect will come your way. During my recent visits to the East, two incidents notably stood out, echoing the words of my dear psychologist friend…
Oh, unlucky American patients-so close to good personal medical attention in Mexico and yet so far from a holistic approach. Just about a month ago, I returned to the Ticuna…
This morning, I received an article from Mexico City that was published in the Spanish newspaper El Pais on February 18, 2024. As I read it, tears welled up in…
ONE LIFE , MOVIE ABOUT SIR NICHOLAS WINTON (WERTHEIM) MOVIE STARRING ANTHONY HOPKINS, LENA OLIN, HELENA BONHAM-CARTER Eventhough he was born a Jew, he never practiced, disillusioned by prayers of…
With Gratitude we goodbye to 2023 and with Gratitude we welcome 2024. It is good to reflect on happiness in this moment of great transition from one year to the…
Yesterday I had a very strange sensation in the amazonian town of Leticia. Perhaps it was the reason I had travelled there ? It seemed , or was it a…
I AM AN AUSTRALIAN JEW AND I LOVE MOROCCO Jews have been present in Morocco for at least 2000 years and lived with the native Amazigh (Berber) people . There…
WELCOME TO MIAMI When I am in the USA, I usually stay in Miami. I have always liked Miami, one of the main reasons being it is a Spanish speaking…
In most civilised countries in this planet, when it comes to health care, the gate keeper is the trusted Family Doctor or GPs as they are called in English speaking…
Each time we coincided in Havana, i would trudge up the stairs to his flat not far from Hotel Nacional in Vedado. He was always pleasant and welcoming and would…
Seven behaviors should be implemented to improve the art of medicine, which can help improve relationships with patients, according to an article published in Family Practice Management . Thomas R.…
A friend wrote to say that she was reading the book The Night train to Lisbon. Something inside my brain was touched and I checked out the information on this…
Good Bye 2023. Welcome 2024 A nice bottle of wine from France Extremely healthy meal prepared by a friend A stimulating conversation with friends As the night began getting chilly…
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/22/travel/things-to-do-paris.html PARIS is a small city, you can walk from one end to the other .. most importantly it is the city of love and light so come here, with…
I have never been too fond of the transition from 31 December to 1 January. It is not looked forward to, nor have I any great memories of those days…
CHILDREN ARE THE BEST POETS, IT IS WE WHO DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM Many years ago, along the wild coast of Brittany in France, I met a little poet…
