by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jul 8, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
May 29 Life in the jungle: In the middle of the night, a heavy lightning and thunder shower hit. My allergies were also pretty bad. At the beginning of the month, I pulled a muscle in my back. This is the first time I ever did that, and it’s been a pretty painful...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 22, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
May 22 Life in the jungle: First thing, I worked on writing my Preface for my memoir. After feeding the chickens, I headed to the village to drop off eggs and biked to Isabella Bank to drop off 3 Dutchman pipe vines. I was given a velvet apple seedling in return. ...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 1, 2026 | Life in Belize
May 14 Life in the jungle: After feeding the chickens, I moved dirt. Moving dirt is my new priority. After breakfast, I did a little painting in both cabana interiors. The interior of the smaller cabana is now completed. Moving forward, any painting of the cabanas...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 1, 2026 | Life in Belize
May 5 Life in the jungle: Two days ago, I pulled my back muscle. I have never experienced this before, and I’m still in a lot of discomfort. [Over four weeks later, I would still be in discomfort.] This morning, I shared my Raising Chickens and Ducks in the Belize...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 15, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
Mexican Masked Tree Frog April 28 Life in the jungle: First thing, I shared my post, Morning Routine for Jungle Living in Belize: Why Starting Your Day Right Matters to Belize Facebook groups. I then started writing a new blog post or possibly an entry into my memoir...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | May 14, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
April 18 Life in the jungle: Most of my day was spent painting. First, a little primer on both cabana interiors (shower joints and kitchen counter) and some exterior painting on the smaller cabana. I’m pretty much out of paint. April 19 Life in the jungle:...
