by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 8, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
April 13 Life in the jungle: I started my morning with some housework in preparation for a fire and health department inspection for my tourist license Airbnb listing. After breakfast, I weed wacked around the yard and did yard work (moved dirt) to stay by the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 8, 2023 | Jungle Lifestyle, Life in Belize, My Blog
I have recently included this post as part of my jungle lifestyle category, not so much because you, the reader, can expect the same internet installation experience, but eventually you will experience a similar Belizean experience as a result of living here. On June...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 7, 2023 | My Blog, Poetry
There is my childhood one from when my forehead made contact with a door knob during a pillow fight There is the one on my stomach when I ran from killer bees and tripped and landed on a tree stump There is the one behind my left knee from an infected spider bite...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 7, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
April 5 Life in the jungle: Victor left this morning on his way to the bottom of Argentina. It was strange watching him push his bike through my gate. [Victor was a Warm Showers bike touring guest that arrived on April 3.] This morning I planted seeds. I planted 44...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 4, 2023 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
I think about things deeply. Far more deeply than I care to or want to. This forces me to bury most of my life so that I hopefully forget. And usually, it works. I forget, but the soul never forgets anything. I have come to realize that I am a romantic. I am a...
