Astrid Helps | Accountability partner | Biologist|

Blog

astridhelps.com/

Profile

astridhelps.com/author/astridh

Homepage

astriddavilabio.wordpress.com

  • Little signs that Chat GPT (or another AI) wrote your article.

    Hello, fellow bloggers. We all have seen how AI has taken over almost every virtual space available, and blogs are no exception. Many people felt that Chat GPT meant the end for blogs, but others (such as Jatin Bansal) kept an optimistic perspective and considered that it was just another tool that could help us…

  • Bloganuary, Jan 10. I had a silly little Casio Keyboard as a kid.

    I tried finding pictures of it online, but I couldn’t. I had a Casio Keyboard for kids that had animal sounds. The sounds were realistic enough to make the dogs go crazy when a Cat or dog sound was played (I probably insulted them in animal language). I had that keyboard for years, and I’m…

  • My mission is to not be financially dependant again

    I can imagine all great bloggers sharing how their mission is to help others, help the world become better, reduce someone else’s pain, help animals, and all kind of noble and great things. I think I’m putting my bar way too low, as my mission is just not to be a financial burden for no…

  • Bloganuary Jan 8. Living a very long life seems like a nightmare.

    I don’t think that living a long life is a blessing, as it seems more like a curse. Perhaps is that I have seen elders complaining and asking God (or their mothers) to take them away and complaining about having already live enough. Perhaps is that I heard about Tithonus when I was a teenager,…

  • Bloganuary 2025. Jan 3. What colleges have I attended?

    Just one. I studied Biology at the Universidad de Los Andes, in Mérida-Venezuela. I learned a lot (many things have been long forgotten, tho), grew a lot, and met tons of amazing people. I’m very grateful for the experience 😀

  • Leaving my family hurts every time.

    I fled Venezuela in 2019 and was part of one of my home country’s migration waves. When I left, the border between Venezuela and Colombia was partially closed. Venezuelan migratory authorities (SAIME) wouldn’t seal your passport, but Colombians would. So far, the only seals on my passport are from Colombian authorities, as my passport is…

  • I hate exercise, but love riding a bike.

    There was a time when I went to the gym a couple of times a week and saw how I was becoming stronger each week. I got zika, and I couldn’t stand exercising because of the pain. That was years ago, and I don’t think the pain I felt would return (or so I hope),…