by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 25, 2026 | Jungle Lifestyle, Life in Belize, My Blog
Discover the immersive adventures, wildlife encounters, and personal growth experiences of living in the Belize jungle while learning from nature and embracing a self-reliant lifestyle. Key Takeways Daily life offers constant wildlife encounters and opportunities to...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 25, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
My Angel’s Trumpet plant is finally blooming – highly poisonous February 16 Life in Belize: First thing, I wrote Belize blog Part 206. After feeding the chickens, I dug and prepared three forms for footings for a new trellis that I’m making for two...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 23, 2026 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, Belize Trees, My Blog
A Maya worldview holds trees as living, sacred beings that structure cosmology, medicine, and daily life—linking the underworld, human world, and heavens through the ceiba as the World Tree while also grounding practical survival in the Belize jungle. Why Trees Were...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 22, 2026 | My Blog, Poetry
There’s an uncomfortableness An awareness of my shortcomings My voice escapes me My thoughts go blank There is no place to hide It’s so quiet, except for the breeze through the trees And a few birds, here and there As I watch the river flow past me, I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 8, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
February 9 Life in the jungle: First thing I published Belize blogs Part 201 (Jan 1 to 10), 202 (Jan 11 to 18), 203 (Jan 19 to 24), and 204 (Jan 25 to 31). I then headed to the village to drop off eggs and go to the museum in Bermudian Landing, where they had an...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Mar 7, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
February 1 Life in the jungle: This morning was the coldest morning and day in over four years. I spent the morning dealing with month-end photo organizing for this month’s blog writing. Today was a very laid-back day. Before breakfast, I attempted my Sunday...
