by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 27, 2026 | Jungle Lifestyle, Life in Belize, My Blog, Personal Reflection
Surrounded by Nature, Every Moment I often say that nature keeps me going, but it’s more than that — I am completely saturated in it. Most people live in insulated houses designed to keep sound out, in cities with tiny yards or none at all, surrounded by constant...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 17, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
I can’t believe that I have now written 200 individual blog posts about my daily life experiences here in Belize. That being said, I have written over 250 blog posts in the last four-plus years about Belize, my life here, jungle lifestyle, and its flora and fauna....
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 17, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 16 Life in the jungle: This morning, I shared my Do’s and Don’ts of living in a Belize Jungle blog post to Belize Facebook Groups. I will share this post with a handful of groups every morning over the next few days. Today was forecasting to be...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 12, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Plantain December 10 Life in the jungle: I continued sharing my How to Scorpion-Proof Your House & Other Arachnids Found in Belize to various Belize Facebook groups this morning. Today, I headed to Belmopan to finally pick up my Belize Permanent Residence card. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 6, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Moving into the Belize jungle is not a vacation experiment — it is a full lifestyle shift. Whether you are relocating from Canada, the United States, or elsewhere, moving to the Belize jungle requires mental preparation, practical planning, and realistic expectations....
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 5, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
December 3 Life in the jungle: After sharing my A Comprehensive Guide to Living in the Jungles of Belize post to a few Belize Facebook groups, I finally pushed myself to go back to editing my memoir. After breakfast, I chopped in the coconut field. Later in the...
