Jun 15, 2012
Qantas in Havana, Cuba
As I approached the Terminal 2 of Jose Marti International Airport in La Habana, Cuba, imagine my surprise when I saw the familiar red and white Kangaroo Tail of a…
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.
Jun 15, 2012
RELIGION AND OBESITY IN THE WEST
Normal 0 false false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Countries with low levels of teenagers giving birth accept sexual relationships among teenagers and provide comprehensive and balanced information about sexuality…
Jun 15, 2012
HAVANA NAGILA Falafel in Cuba
I had stopped at my sister's house on my way to La Habana. Affectionate as she is, didnt want me to go without some middle eastern food, so thrusted a…
Jun 15, 2012
LIMINALITY: AN ANTHROPOLOGIST BETWEEN CUBA AND LOS INDIOS
THE MIRAGE OF YOUR FOOTPRINT In the course of one week I have gone through several geographical and emotional changes: my intense life in La Habana to the affections of…
Jun 15, 2012
INCONGRUITIES OF LIFE IN LA HABANA, CUBA
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE MY LIFE IN HAVANA, CUBA The Incongruities of Living and Experiencing Havana : At terminal 2 of the Jose Marti International Airports…
Jun 15, 2012
HEALING CEREMONY
I have been praying for three consecutive nights and also tomorrow, making it four, for the health of a person close to the two people that I love in Paris,…
Jun 15, 2012
VISIBLE TOUCH WITH LAKOTA HISTORY
How often can you meet a memorable man who is a grandson of a famous Lakota who was born in 1822? 1908 Average Height 5 foot 7 inches, Average Weight…
Jun 15, 2012
GIFTS OF THE INDIANS
Whenever I leave a Reservation of the Indians, I think of the graciousness of them, their eagerness to be friendly and their desire to give you gifts: not only material…
Jun 15, 2012
HIGHER GROUND, COFFEE SHOP IN PINE RIDGE: THE BEST COFFEE FOR MILES AROUND
A friend of mine had informed that there is a Coffee Shop in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.. I wanted to check it out soon as I reached the Reservation. As…
Jun 15, 2012
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARK MERRICK, AN OMAHA INDIAN
Last year, W S, an UmonHon, had announced publicly that from now on I was her brother. According to the Omaha Kinship system (the first kinship studied thoroughly so all…
Jun 15, 2012
Queridos Hermanos de Puerto Rico .. en Pine Ridge..Dakota del Sur
Borinquen de mi amor! Yo soy hijo de Borinquen Y eso nadie va a cambiar Y el día que yo me muera En ti quiero descansar Yo te adoro Puerto…
Jun 15, 2012
Normally I Do Not Participate In
Normally I do not participate in internet Forums or discussions unless something is that close to my heart. When someone had posted in a scientific forum that Sugar is the…
Jun 15, 2012
THE AMULET EFFECT: SOCIAL ASPECTS OF DIABETES CARE
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE WHAT IS AMULET EFFECT IN THE CONTEXT OF MEDICAL/HEALTHCARE (dedicated to Dr SB at Pine Ridge Indian Health Services) Health is not…
Jun 15, 2012
The Friendliest HILTON hotel so far…
LOYALTY OF A TRAVELLER When I began traveling to the USA, I noticed that Loyalty to a brand: airline company, Hotel Chain, Book Store, Coffee Store, Restaurant was to be…
Jun 15, 2012
A REMARKABLE AUSTRALIAN .. DR ASHIM SINHA
I am at the Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society which is like a pilgrimage to practising Endocrinologists around the world.. As I entered the hotel where the meeting was…
Jun 15, 2012
Ashamed of Who you are.. A Texas Tragedy
ASHAMED OF WHO YOU ARE.A Texas Tragedy Maria, a waitress at an elegant function for Doctors at the Hilton Hotel in Houston said: I don't like speaking Spanish. Her English…
Jun 15, 2012
WHY I LIKE TRAVELLING TO/FROM/IN THE USA
Going Home, A good day to Fly.. Websites, newspapers and radio are full of horror stories of air travel within the USA, but they are just talking about the structural…
Jun 15, 2012
PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES BY LIFESTYLE
PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES BY LIFESTYLE NOTHING BEATS LIFESTYLE CHANGES TO PREVENT AND TREAT TYPE 2 DIABETES IN USA/EUROPE/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND…etc. I have just attended a fabulous professional meeting of…