by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 16, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
August 18 Life in the jungle: I didn’t fall asleep right away, probably as a result of yesterday’s nap. I set my alarm for 4:30 AM, as today I head to Placencia. Rather than leave my bike in the village all week, I walked the two miles out to the bus...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 16, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
A Giant Metallic Ceiba Borer August 13 Life in the jungle: There was rain in the night, which is generally my cue to spend most of the day in front of the computer. I published a blog post I started a few days ago called the Do’s and Don’ts of Living in...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 11, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
August 10 Life in the jungle: First thing, I slaughtered a broiler (meat) chicken, a duck, and a rooster. I then planted three Moringa and an Annatto shrub (Ricardo seasoning) seedlings in the coconut field. My Sunday morning nap came a little later than I hoped for....
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 11, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
A Mexican Masked tree frog The day before, I went to the village to arrange for multiple deliveries of cement blocks to complete a greenhouse floor expansion. During the rainy season, it’s only by fluke that the road dries out enough for a medium-weight (not dump...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 11, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
A few days ago, even though I’m way too busy, I decided to write a memoir about the last 12 years of my life and what it took to get to this point. July 27 Life in the jungle: There was no rain today. I worked on my book all day. I got about 11,500 words of chapter...
