by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 8, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
On June 2, 2023, I finally got my own internet connection. This was one of my biggest priorities upon arriving at my home on November 25, 2022. The experience to get internet to my house was nothing like I could have imagined or believed. And the fact that this...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 7, 2023 | My Blog, Poetry
There is my childhood one from when my forehead made contact with a door knob during a pillow fight There is the one on my stomach when I ran from killer bees and tripped and landed on a tree stump There is the one behind my left knee from an infected spider bite...
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...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 4, 2023 | My Blog, Personal Reflection
I think about things deeply. Far more deeply than I care to or want to. This forces me to bury most of my life so that I hopefully forget. And usually, it works. I forget, but the soul never forgets anything. I have come to realize that I am a romantic. I am a...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 4, 2023 | Life in Belize, My Blog
March 29 Life in the jungle: It rained last night and through the night and into the morning. The road is a mud bath. This rain has really screwed my immediate working plans. I swear between all this rain (during the dry season) and a lawyer that has me in complete...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 4, 2023 | Personal Reflection
On May 18th,2023 I turned 50. I guess that only happens once in a lifetime (along with every birthday). Some days I feel like I am 20, some days I feel like I am 50 and some days I feel like I am 80. I feel like I look 30 and often wish I was 80. They say age is...
