Sep 15, 2015
A MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST IN THE LAND OF TWO SPIRITS
The sun was setting as I drove into the village where the Blue House is located. One main road and at the end of the main road is the school…
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Sep 15, 2015
THERE ARE NO OTHER, THE OTHER IS ME. THE INDIAN WISDOM
THERE ARE NO OTHER, THE OTHER IS ME: INDIAN WISDOM A VERY SPECIAL SHABBAT SHALOM FROM SAO PAOLO IN BRASIL I had a wonderful day at USP- University of Sao…
Aug 15, 2015
FOOD, WINE AND GOOD CONVERSATION: A JEWISH FAMILY IN AFRICA
If I had travelled the eight hours on an Etihad Airways flight, then taken the train to the centre of town, checked into a Hilton Hotel and then went to…
Aug 15, 2015
CROSS CULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ZHENG HE/CHENG HO
CROSS CULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: ZHENG HE/CHENG HO AND THE ART OF COLLABORATION A good friend of mine is doing a course on Cross Cultural Business Management at a well-known university…
Aug 15, 2015
CUBAN HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE IN ACTION
HOW TO BE A PROUD CUBAN LIVE A DAY LIKE TODAY IN THE AMAZONAS I was supposed to go to Nazareth, along the Amazon River, to visit a TICUNA Indian…
Aug 15, 2015
THE SENSATION OF BELONGING EVERYWHERE…WAITERS GREETING YOU IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES
LIFE OF LONGING, LIVED IN THE MOMENT AND WITH SPECIAL AFFECTIONS I like this sensation. What part of the brain is stimulated or excited? AA Flight to BOG. Seat 5H…
Aug 15, 2015
THE EXHILARATION AT FERNANDO BOTERO MUSEUM IN CANDELARIA
THE EXHILARATION AT FERNANDO BOTERO MUSEUM IN CANDELARIA, BOGOTA… WHICH PART OF OUR BRAIN DOES GET STIMULATED? Bogota has that vague familiarity as one drives through, the ochre colours of…
Aug 15, 2015
A YOUNG INDIAN WOMAN GOES OFF TO UNIVERSITY BUT WITH MEMORIES OF HER PEOPLE
A YOUNG INDIAN WOMAN GOES OFF TO THE UNIVERSITY: FAMILY AND FRIENDS SAY FAREWELL I attended a ceremony of farewell to a young Indian Woman who was going off to…
Aug 15, 2015
WELCOME HOME TO NATIVE AMERICA: MY HOME IS IN THEIR HEARTS
WELCOME HOME A NATIVE AMERICAN WELCOME One of the greatest gifts in my life has been my choice to work with American Indians. The plans were to finish my post…
Aug 15, 2015
EL INDIO IN MEXICO: A CASE OF DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
EL INDIO IN MEXICO: A CASE OF DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP We hear about the importance of doctor-patient relationship but we don’t hear about the extraordinary relationships between Doctors and Patients. I…
Jul 15, 2015
ROMANCE IN THE TIME OF THE MONSOON
Romance in the time of the Monsoon How can I not think of Gabo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, when I am wandering around this lovely small town of Fort Cochin? I…
Jul 15, 2015
THE LAST JEW OF COCHIN
THE LAST JEW OF COCHIN Elias Josephai When and if this gentleman goes to Israel to join his children, the last of any Jewish lived in knowledge and history would…