Nov 15, 2017
TRAVEL IS AN ENDLESS PLEASURE
Arriving in a city after midnight brings with it exhilaration as well as trepidation, especially if it is Manaus in the Brasilian Amazonia. Brasil does not have a reputation for…
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Nov 15, 2017
GOOD DEEDS HAVE A LONG MEMORY: THINGS ALWAYS HAPPEN FOR A REASON
It is a Sunday afternoon, I arrived at Miami airport as usual a little earlier to enjoy the ambience of being in the liminal world of travel and enjoy the…
Nov 15, 2017
SHABBAT SHALOM FROM A PARQUE NEAR MY HOUSE IN VEDADO, LA HABANA, CUBA
It is 5 pm on this Friday evening, 10 November 2017. The sun has eased its strength and squalls and the rain seemed to have left for elsewhere. I am…
Oct 15, 2017
MEDICINE AS A METAPHOR FOR SOCIETY: A COMMENT ON THE BOOK BY HILLARY CLINTON
MEDICINE AS A METAPHOR FOR SOCIETY Until the end of the last century, the dominant metaphor for Health was Religious/Spiritual. Body is a temple, health is godliness or saintliness. Even…
Oct 15, 2017
RAV KOOK AND BOUNDLESS LOVE. BREAKING THE FAST 5778 IN MIAMI
It was Yom Kippur and I was on my way to Miami to be with my good friends. We broke the fast together. The hours we spent chatting was an…
Oct 15, 2017
MEDITATING ON THE MEANING OF DESIRE
A young medical student from Cuba asked me: I explain, I understand that the more we want something, the more likely it is to happen, so tell me, I must…
Oct 15, 2017
OFFERING TOBACCO TO MOAI IN TAHAI IN RAPA NUI: A GIFT FROM MY BROTHER ARNE VAINIO OF MILLE LACS OJIBWAY
ARNE VAINIO, my Ojibway brother, was being honoured as the American Indian Physician of the Year 2017 at a meeting where I was one of the speakers. Our meeting and…
Oct 15, 2017
MY RAPA NUI FRIENDS : MEMORIES AND ANTICIPATION
I renewed some old friendships and made some new friends in Rapa Nui It was lovely to celebrate a shabbat, inviting some Rapa Nui friends.
Oct 15, 2017
GRATITUDE, HUMILITY AND SACRIFICE FROM OMAHA COUNTRY TO SOUTH AMERICA
I am grateful for the kindness shown to me by the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; especially Ashleen BB, Wehnona S, Lorna S, Taylor H among the many others. Lately I…
Oct 15, 2017
MINNESOTA MON AMOUR : A NEW LOVE IN MY LIFE
This country is immense, and most of us just touch small patches of it. I cannot claim to have traveled it well rather than in patches: Florida, Texas, Nebraska and…
Sep 15, 2017
SIEM REAP IN CAMBODIA : TWO DAYS TO CHILL OUT
Most people come to Siem Reap, to base themselves there for three days to visit the largest archeological ruins in the world, Angkor. I have been to Siem Reap three…
Sep 15, 2017
TRAVEL IS SUCH A SAD PLEASURE
Travel is Such a Sad Pleasure The above sentence brings back several sentiments, first of all, on this trip: La Habana-Miami-Los Indios-Doha-Casablanca-Doha-Siem Reap-Kuala Lumpur and now to Quiberon in France…