by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 27, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Back in March, I built a small 10ft x 12ft cabana. For now, Andy will end up using the cabana for his hot sauce kitchen. April 5 Life in the jungle: This morning, I worked on the new cabana. I installed screens on the windows. Basically, the exterior is done except...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 22, 2025 | Belize Keynote & Destination Content, My Blog
The following post is an expanded take on a key idea from a previous post called The Key to Surviving the Jungle Lifestyle in Belize – Discipline The Power of Routine: Remove Morning Decisions Establishing a morning routine is a powerful way to minimize...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 21, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
My most current project is recently framing a building a small cabana on the farm. March 28 Life in the jungle: I spent the morning and a little time after lunch moving the front section of the fence (that goes around my yard). I am expanding the cement block...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 21, 2025 | My Blog
The day before, I started construction on my new cabana. And we have been without utility water for the last five days. The feature photo is my ziricote tree in bloom. March 17 Life in the jungle: In the night, and for much of the night, we had rain. It was a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 21, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
March 12 Life in the jungle: I started my day by heading down the road. I got a few large trees cut. Only one more to cut – the biggest. After lunch, I took some time in the hammock, and later in the afternoon, Andy and I took out that last tree. The road, as...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 21, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
March 2 Life in the jungle: Before lunch, I wrote Belize blog Parts 155 and 156 and organized all of February’s photos. Before lunch, I also took a nap and woke up after 1 PM. In the afternoon, I posted Belize blog Part 152 and 153. Pineapples at my ponds...