Aug 15, 2017
A TALE OF TWO CITIES; NEW YORK AND DOHA, A GOOD METAPHOR FOR DECLINE
A TALE OF TWO CITIES: IN A MATTER OF HOURS. A GOOD METAPHOR NEW YORK AND DOHA To travel from Havana to Doha, one has to transit either in Miami…
Archive
Tag: <span>Alvaro Mutis</span>
Browse the field notes by date, topic, place, and memory.
Aug 15, 2017
Purpose in Life and HEALTH
I remember the Nobel Prize winner British writer, VS Naipaul saying: when you do not have a project in life, it tends to become boring. I have a chance to…
Aug 15, 2017
CUBAN ENDOCRINE SOCIETY INVITES YOU TO THEIR ANNUAL MEETING. NOV 8-10, LA HABANA, CUBA
An excellent opportunity to Visit CUBA! An opportunity to meet Cuban Clinicians and Researchers. Topics covered are Endocrine Diseases as well as Reproductive Health in women with Diabetes. I am…
Aug 15, 2017
AMERICA THE ANGRY, AMERICA THE UNFRIENDLY, AMERICA THE UNWELCOMING
I have never felt unwelcome in this country and I have been coming in and out of the country with certain regularity for more than twenty years. My reason to…
Aug 15, 2017
CUBA IT IS TIME TO VISIT THE TREASURE OF CUBA: ITS PEOPLE
It is a great pleasure for me to show my favourite country to visiting people. In the last year, I have had multiple visitors including some friends from my university…
Aug 15, 2017
HAVANA IS THRIVING DESPITE THE NOISES FROM YUMA: NOTES FROM AUGUST 2017
While the everyday life in Havana has been affected a little, especially for people with limited income, because of the pronouncements coming from Washington, the resiliency of the Cuban people…
Aug 15, 2017
THE JEWISH GENERAL AND CREATION OF A MUSLIM COUNTRY AN ARTICLE BY BERNARD-HENRI LEVY
It’s quite a story. This story may seem unlikely in this era of generalized war between cultures, civilizations, and religions. And I am grateful to British journalist Ben Judah for…
Aug 15, 2017
SAD STATE OF DIABETES CARE IN THE UNITED STATES: DIABETES IS A SOCIAL ILLNESS
THE SAD STATE OF DIABETES CONTROL IN AMERICA A study was recently published comparing patients with Type 2 Diabetes who are attending Endocrine Clinics in North America, for a study…
Aug 15, 2017
THE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN DOHA WILL CENTRE YOUR LIFE: THOUGHTS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF
HOW TO CENTRE YOURSELF WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING OFTEN? Thoughts from DOHA As I entered the Al Mourjan Lounge at Doha International Airport, a young man clad in grey suit…
Aug 15, 2017
MARRIOTT MARQUIS CITY CENTRE HOTEL IN DOHA QATAR: A STAY THAT BECAME A VACATION
A HOTEL STAY THAT TURNED ITSELF INTO A VACATION And that mood followed me to Casablanca. I love flying Qatar Airways; it means frequent transits through Doha. Before, I was…
Jul 15, 2017
FOURTH OF JULY IN KUALA LUMPUR: NOT A SINGLE AMERICAN FLAG TO BE SEEN
I found myself in Kuala Lumpur on 4th of July 2017. I am aware that it is an important holiday in USA even though I have not been in USA…
Jul 15, 2017
THE HUMBLE PAROTTA OF COCHIN HAS A COUSIN MSEMEN IN CASABLANCA
I am at Riad Hamdani, a bed and breakfast lodging place, Moroccan style, very comfortable and inspiring near the Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca. In the morning, facing the…