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 9, 2026 | Belize Trees, My Blog
A mighty Guanacaste tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) Little did I know back in Grade 9 that the first small seeds of one of my greatest passions were being planted. No pun intended, but from all the way back then, a secret passion that I was not even aware of was...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 7, 2026 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
Most people live with a baseline discipline, though that baseline is often questionable. There is no success without discipline. Success is often an individual sport; even successful organizations or movements begin with a single person making hard choices. Discipline...
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...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jan 4, 2026 | Life in Belize, My Blog
November 25 Life in the jungle: It rained through the night again. I shared my Belize’s Amphibians: An Essential Guide with Facebook Groups this morning and will continue doing so over the next few days. I then rewrote a more SEO and AI-optimized and professional...
