by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 22, 2026 | Life in Belize
Breadfruit July 29 Life in the jungle: Yesterday I was in the city to pick up my bike after some repairs were done to it. This morning, I walked up to the village to retrieve my backup bike that I rode to the village/bus stop with, and chopped the edges of my road...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 20, 2026 | Life in Belize
A Ghost Anole July 22 Life in the jungle: This morning I headed out and chopped along the road. There was a tree that was growing and leaning over the road to the point where vehicles would soon be unable to pass by. On my way back was a rain shower. After...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 20, 2026 | Life in Belize
A Provision Tree July 14 Life in the jungle: First thing, I shared my new jungle lifestyle blog post Why I Wake Up at 4 AM: The #1 Productivity Habit for Living in the Belize Jungle, to Belize Facebook groups. I then discovered that I left yesterday’s two dozen...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Aug 20, 2026 | Life in Belize
After four years, I have finally finished writing my memoir. July 5 Life in the jungle: My allergies were really bad this morning, bad enough that my morning was pretty much a write-off. I almost skipped my hour sitting on my riverbank, but things were okay enough by...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 10, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Yesterday I woke up to no power. I assumed that it was temporary. It wasn’t until later in the day that I realized that it was just me. By the time BEL came out and figured out the problem yesterday evening, it was too late to come down my road. June 27 Life in the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 8, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
June 19 Life in the jungle: Mixed half a bag of cement and completed three of five passion fruit trellis braces. Two days ago, I finally finished building a 60-foot trellis alongside my second shade cloth greenhouse. For stabilization, I installed five braces. I...
