by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 30, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
In 2010, Hurricane Richard, a Category 1 hurricane, hit on October 25th. There was tremendous yard damage due to fallen trees. I was without power for one week. Truthfully, all I remember is that it took nearly an entire month to clean the yard up and in the end, I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 12, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
April 24 Life in the jungle: I had a dream last night and a girl from my teenage social circle made a very brief appearance. That inspired a quick morning poem called l should have told you. From there I went to the ponds for a few hours of work. After breakfast, I...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 11, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog, Personal Reflection
I crossed into Belize on November 23rd, 2021 and I arrived at my home on November 25th, 2021 after spending just over two years biking just over 26,000 km’s to get here. The original plan was to always keep pedaling south to Argentina but my relationship with my...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 8, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
April 13 Life in the jungle: I started my morning with some housework in preparation for a fire and health department inspection for my tourist license Airbnb listing. After breakfast, I weed wacked around the yard and did yard work (moved dirt) to stay by the...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 8, 2023 | Jungle Lifestyle, Life in Belize, My Blog
I have recently included this post as part of my jungle lifestyle category, not so much because you, the reader, can expect the same internet installation experience, but eventually you will experience a similar Belizean experience as a result of living here. On June...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 7, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
April 5 Life in the jungle: Victor left this morning on his way to the bottom of Argentina. It was strange watching him push his bike through my gate. [Victor was a Warm Showers bike touring guest that arrived on April 3.] This morning I planted seeds. I planted 44...
