by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: I have always understood the biblical reference to rainbows as a metaphor for troubles being over and better things to come. Now I’m praying for its literal definition. We have an exquisite one right now, but the forecast calls for two...
by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Gorgeous weather up here, if you like April. Chilly, chilly. But as the english students shall surely soon know the term “Pathetic Fallacy” – where weather reflects the mood – it is anti pathetic fallacy late this...
by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Before the outdoor crew left for the Dumoine River in Quebec early Tuesday morning, I pulled Brett aside – their safety coordinator – and had a solemn heart to heart about keeping your kids alive. The trouble is that the Dumoine is...
by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Aside from the fact that the skitters gnawed a number of your kids’ limbs off, and that the deer flies, new to this insectivorish insanity, tore into untarnished teen flesh like Kamikazes – things are pretty hunky dory right now. I...
by Steven Gottlieb | Jul 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: The puddles and mosquitos, despite their best efforts, couldn’t keep your kids from arriving safely. The day went without a hiccup. I just popped my head in on both groups at dinnertime. Let’s be flies on the wall together so I can...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: No rain since day 2. Its threatened on a few occasions, but nothing. Like a teenage hissy, the weather lately is more bark than bite. My phone doesn’t ring. I see English students everywhere about. When not giggling or shrieking with...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Right now Klin (that’s Macky’s co-English leader) has your kids swinging to EDM (Electronic Dance Music), whilst they swing 60 feet in the air on a High Ropes Course. Ah. The cynical would exclaim , “where’s the...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Everyone arrived safely and the game is afoot. All of us sense that the Summer is spiralling into the vortex of Autumn mighty fast. Staff and students are clinging to the last crumbs of summer – so there is an exquisite feeling about...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: Please forgive the attention I am placing on Tony’s group. I was just with them on the Dumoine River for a day and a half so have some inside scoops. I paddle up to their campsite and was befuddled. I see a bunch of teens and their...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Dear Boundless Families: It’s because my phone doesn’t ring – that’s a good thing – that I have time for my demented brain to wander. My first random thought? The teen density of this property has dropped from 1 teen for every 10...
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