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Daniel Helman

Inside Singapore

I sit on the floor and a chair for the laptop. In two hours I board a plane back to Los Angeles. Changi Airport in Singapore has rich…

6 min readJan 24, 2024

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Inside Singapore

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Daniel Helman

Home Again to Vietnam

The airplane lands. It taxis to a spot on the tarmac. The air is filled with Vietnamese language in excited overlap. It is the first time…

6 min readJan 4, 2024

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Home Again to Vietnam

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Daniel Helman

Meet Wofford

Two mosquito bites by my left elbow make sleep difficult for a time. At first they are more likely contact dermatitis. I ride and ride…

5 min readAug 13, 2023

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Meet Wofford

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Daniel Helman

Like a Cocoon

The beds in the hostel are like a cocoon. They are enclosed in pods, like pine boxes, and sounds are muted. I sleep for two hours and then…

6 min readJul 1, 2023

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Like a Cocoon

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Daniel Helman

Yap Again, 4 AM

It is 4 in the morning and I am back in Yap at my apartment. I make plans for the next day. I return from the Philippines and Bangkok, and…

5 min readMay 4, 2023

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Yap Again, 4 AM

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Daniel Helman

Kettled in Bangkok

I walk past nearly. It is still an hour before our scheduled meeting, but his flight comes in early, and I head off to meet my oldest best…

5 min readApr 14, 2023

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Pouring water gently over a small votive statue of the Buddha.

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Daniel Helman

Now Happy in Manila

I have to wait three hours after the ship ride from Caticlan. Another bus — the engine won’t start, and a few buses are wedged in on the…

6 min readApr 3, 2023

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Street vendor in Manila with cars and pedestrians.

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Daniel Helman

Dumaguete to Estancia, Iloilo

Yesterday is a travel day. I wake at six and am off by seven. A shared sidecar-motorbike takes me to the bus station direct after bringing…

4 min readMar 26, 2023

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View of the sea with fishing boats and a volcanic island in the distance.

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Daniel Helman

Cagayan de Oro, but first Baybay, Leyte

I sit down at a bench in the parkspace between the two streets, a few blocks from the city hall. It is my first pomelo in more than a year…

7 min readMar 16, 2023

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Cagayan de Oro, but first Baybay, Leyte

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Daniel Helman

In Sorsogon

6 min readMar 6, 2023

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In Sorsogon

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Daniel Helman

Daniel Helman

Daniel S. Helman is a geoscientist and publishes articles on sustainability, geology, mental health and other issues; and is also a fine artist and playwright.

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