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...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 4, 2023 | Life in Belize
March 21 Life in the jungle: Last night, half asleep coming down from my bedroom loft to use the washroom I decided to step off the ladder a few steps too early. Within a second, I fell and was on my back on the floor. I cannot believe I fell off a ladder with no...
by Arie Hoogerbrugge | Jun 3, 2023 | Belize - Flora & Fauna, My Blog
Tubroos or Guanacaste tree – Enterolobium cyclocarpum Wikipedia page – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterolobium_cyclocarpum The Tubroos tree is one of my favorite trees. I have two very large ones on my property. One large one beside my house and a huge...
