by Steven Gottlieb | Oct 3, 2025 | Blog
Dear Boundless Families: Your kids return from the Dumoine River in Quebec this afternoon. Two nights ago, I travelled to the river to surprise them. I arrived at their campsite bearing a bribe so I might be accepted into their tribe. Chocolate bars! As my canoe...
by Steven Gottlieb | Oct 3, 2025 | Blog
Dear Boundless Families: “Alive and well.” “Settling in.” “Getting the lay of the land.” These clichés are all true when it comes to your kids in their first few days of boarding school. At this very moment, they are mastering the...
by Steven Gottlieb | Aug 21, 2025 | Blog
Dear Friends of Boundless, I hadn’t led a Boundless trip since 2006, so when I stepped back into the role this past July, everyone braced for comical chaos. I was lured in by Padre Hernan Astudillo of San Lorenzo Church. This 62-year-old, still hanging onto his...
by Steven Gottlieb | May 23, 2025 | Blog
Dear Friends of Boundless: Someone needed to be in the city last week to prepare a group of really nervous young women and soothe their nerves before their upcoming adventure at Boundless. My colleagues reached deep into the dregs of their canoe barrels and pulled me...
by Steven Gottlieb | Mar 7, 2025 | Blog
Dear Friends of Boundless and Family Members of Students: I offer up a few vignettes so you can be flys on the wall on a chilly day. Our property has transformed into a 600 acre slush puddle. There is mourning over this. I overheard Macky, the group leader and vaunted...
by Steven Gottlieb | Jan 14, 2025 | Blog
Dear Boundless Families: Everyone arrived safely on Friday to a stunning afternoon sky. I hung out with the kids a little on Friday and Saturday evenings. It is Sunday as I write, with a little time on my hands. Why not gossip a bit? A slew of new kids have brought...
