Born a Jewish hillbilly in the wilds of West Virginia, Joshua Berman moved to New York at the age of 12 where he amassed a respectable Grateful Dead tape collection and proceeded to play blues harmonica during his high school valedictorian speech. Four years at Brown University gained him degrees in Environmental Studies, bluegrass music, and campus pub management. Since then, his career has included stints working with Outward Bound, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and the Jewish Volunteer Corps. In 2003, he traveled the western United States as a firefighter with the National Park Service; soon after, he visited 16 countries in 16 months with his wife, Sutay, on an extended, round-the-world honeymoon.

After 10 years touring, trip-leading, and teaching throughout Central America, Joshua is still utterly amazed by Belize’s uniqueness in the region—and in the world. “There’s no place like it,” he says, “no small country that is as geographically and culturally interesting as Belize.”

Joshua divides his time between Central America, the Rocky Mountains, and New York City. In addition to Moon Belize, Joshua co-authored Moon Nicaragua and Moon Living Abroad in Nicaragua with Randall Wood. Joshua’s articles have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Yoga Journal, Outside Traveler, The Boston Globe, and Transitions Abroad.

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