Ya Ya. Perseverance. I Know, Dad!

Ya Ya. Perseverance. I Know, Dad!

My rehab from a painful Christmas knee replacement has left me reflecting about perseverance. Echoes of my dad’s nagging nuggets of wisdom dance in my head. When he would labour on about “persistence and determination”, I tuned him right out. I knew everything as a...
Ya Ya. Perseverance. I Know, Dad!

Boarding School Update – Scaling Mount Everest

Dear Boundless Families:I have had the joy of living in BLIS the past week, and have a flood of observations to share: One student is struggling socially. It was suggested to the group that this young man needs some “older siblings” to keep an eye out on him and...
Ya Ya. Perseverance. I Know, Dad!

Boarding School Session 1 Update – Its Make-Up Time

I stole away from the city yesterday, arriving at Boundless to find a bunch of teenagers donning make-up and dressing in drag to celebrate the end of their weekly stint at math and English. After 10 days, these kids have settled and are letting their freak flags fly....
Ya Ya. Perseverance. I Know, Dad!

Update #3; Session 4; Immortal Teenagers

No one is on property right now, except for me and the idle emergency crew. The phone does not ring. So I have nothing for you, save for some self indulgent Sunday evening ramblings. All 48 kids are being transformed into river snobs, who will forever look down upon...