by Nicholas Arsenault | Mar 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
One miserable December afternoon, on a Toronto side street melancholy with mud puddles, I divorced my daughter. During a heated driving lesson, I surrendered my beloved to an uncaring world, and it broke my heart. The cruel imperative to let go was modelled by my...
by Steven Gottlieb | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: The evenings have this chill about them now. It’s transition time in weather and in all things post Labour day. Butterfly time for most families. But your kids couldn’t care less in this moment. The two OE classes have been...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Both outdoor groups are long gone on the Dumoine. I have a very brief report on the younger OE, offered to me by Ashley, our Program Manager, who provided whitewater support during hairy sections where the water flows downhill in...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: In ancient Athens, any prominent public figure who would threaten the integrity of the city could be exiled for 10 years. A sublime concept if you think about it. Instead of liquidating your enemies, just get rid of them for a decade. While 13...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Your kids’ journey to Boundless went safely and swiftly. Thanks for that. The younglings arrived to such exquisite sunshine that this, along with the goodwill strewn about freely around here, couldn’t help but seduce the meek,...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: My rendezvous with the younger outdoor crew in the middle of the Dumoine river was planned for this past Wednesday, where I aimed to paddle my way to their Lac Robinson campsite around 5:00pm and bear gifts. I arrived 4 hours early, thinking I...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Every day I see deer, groundhogs, bunnies, beavers and storm clouds that never seem to release their load. Even when it does rain, it’s only while the kids sleep. This property, with its smells and colours and lushness, cocoons staff and...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Churchill’s refrain of it being the “end of the beginning” rings true on this muggy but lovely day 4 evening. Aside from two contraband cell phones (those buggers!) and an ear infection that isn’t really that bad, the...
by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Everyone arrived safely. The beaches of Boundless have been stormed by 63 kids across 4 cohorts – two in the adventure program, and two in English. Some day ones are rather sedate. Kids tip toe around finding their balance. This was not...
by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: In these terribly parched days, where dust particles outnumber the stars in the heavens, and when water bombers are a regular sighting overhead, I came upon the outdoor crew, strewn about their Lac Robinson campsite on Friday night in various...
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