by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 17 Life in the jungle: Today was my weekend getaway to San Ignacio. After an hour and a half bus ride to Belize City, it took another two and a half hours to arrive in San Ignacio. I arrived at 12 PM and checked into the Yellow Belly Backpacker Hostel by...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | My Blog
January 10 Life in the jungle: Today didn’t go smoothly at all. I missed the morning bus by two minutes. A friend in the village driving by witnessed this. I caught a ride with him to the Hattieville cut-off. Surely the cut-off bus stop was an express stop?...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
January 1 Life in the jungle: Last night, my allergies hit me hard, and then the New Year’s Eve fireworks started. I think I can now imagine what it might sound like at night in a worn, torn country. The fireworks were ridiculously loud. It started raining at 6 AM...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 23 Life in the jungle: Because of less-than-ideal outdoor working conditions (mud), for the last two weeks, I have mostly been working on my computer, either editing my book or working on blog-related things. It was time to get back to outside work. I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 17 Life in the jungle: This morning I noticed that the ground was quite wet, but I didn’t remember hearing any rain. I took a walk to the river and discovered that the river bank was top-gallon – but barely. Usually, top-gallon means multiple...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Apr 20, 2025 | Poetry
I wasn’t even supposed to be there that day My life figured out My heart of stone My life alone I could see the kindness in your face Your eyes said it all Your smile melted me You have me reconsidering the meaning of my life You have my heart skipping a beat...
