by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 30, 2019 | My Blog, Poetry
I wake up fighting the loss Looking down at the pieces of heart in my blood soaked hands I hope to not feel for long Fighting to keep my heart together Meant to fight and protect for your heart Who fights for my broken heart God you awoke this great desire Screaming...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 27, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
Biking touring by yourself or with a partner, or with a bunch of people, largely depends on the type of person you are. If you are an introvert like me who has pretty much always been alone, then that is simply how you do things and experience life. Of course, there...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 18, 2019 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
It’s no fun learning something new about yourself and then realizing that what you have discovered is a pretty big issue. I discovered and realized today that I worship the god of success. I don’t know whether to laugh out loud or cry. I say laugh out...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 28, 2019 | Biking & Camping, My Blog
How to plan your bike tour route, and how did I pick my 50,000 kilometre route? Picking my route was probably my most enjoyable part of planning my ride. My guess is that I likely spent 100’s of hours researching this part of the bike ride. My original route...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 21, 2019 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Is it a blog cop-out to make a blog post into a list? Over the years in truck I got into listening to podcasts. First a few a week and then depending on the day sometimes listening to podcasts 6-7 hours a day. I have probably listen to a few 1000 hours of podcasts...
