by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 5, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
May 20 Life in the jungle: Today, I took a water taxi out to Caye Caulker for a few days of rest and relaxation. I intentionally chose Caye Caulker over San Pedro because there is less to do, such as hunting for crocodiles. I really need to do (mostly) nothing for a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 29, 2025 | Jungle Lifestyle, Life in Belize, My Blog
I originally wrote and published this post in December 2020 while still on my bike ride and happened to stumble upon it buried in 1,000 other blog posts. I scanned through it, made some edits, and reposted it. I officially started living in Belize full-time on...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 22, 2025 | Poetry
Pen to paper Gasping for air Better to keep it buried Better to be emotionally dead Anything to avoid a mirror Anything to avoid looking into those eyes To face the man within Anything but the truth Reality is not real Love is not fair Time is short Time is forever I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 18, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
May 7 Life in the jungle: First thing, I headed down the road and finished yesterday’s chopping off. A heavy equipment company is coming in a week, and I want to make sure the road is 100% ready for their trucks. Then I mixed half a bag of cement and poured the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 18, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
A Malachite butterfly April 30 Life in the jungle: First thing, I mixed half a bag of cement to make more patio stones, and then moved on to painting the new cabana. After lunch, I went back to painting the cabana. In the afternoon, Andy and I headed to Isabella Bank...
