by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 9, 2023 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Lizard Eater Snake (Dryadophis melanolomus) The Lizard Eater snake is a slender, fast-moving, non-venomous snake found in Central America and parts of Mexico. It is named for its preferred diet of lizards, although it may also consume small mammals and frogs. With its...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 8, 2023 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Written for Arie Hoogerbrugge by Sophia Wisdom Life has a way of presenting challenges that, at first glance, seem insurmountable. However, what if we told you that behind every seemingly impossible situation lies a great opportunity waiting to be discovered? In this...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 6, 2023 | My Blog, Poetry
An emptiness inside me that won’t go away Years and years of desires Looking over the horizon as far as these eyes can see Feeling like the old man on the outside Hiding the little boy in the inside This emptiness feeding them both The dusty road, long and hard...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 5, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
July 15 Life in the jungle: I slept in as planned. Today I made two trips to the village. The first one to pick up my cans of paint that I had left at Verna Mae’s the other week and the second trip was for groceries. After lunch, I was going to head to the ponds to...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Sep 5, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
July 10 Life in the jungle: I ended up sleeping in from a late-night last night. I started my day at the ponds to plant papaya seeds. Twice I dropped the container of seeds. TWICE! I couldn’t believe it. Little black seeds dropped in the dirt. Good grief. ...
