Elephants, Be Damned

Elephants, Be Damned

Dear Boundless Families: Everyone arrived safely yesterday, except one of our favourite students of all time, who was delayed a few days because the bugger hurt his foot on day minus one. That one-week break can be as hazardness as a class three rapid. C’mon L.,...
Is This All a Dream?

Is This All a Dream?

Dear Boundless Families: I’ve been stuffing my face with organic vegetables the last few weeks. So have your kids. The stuff flies off the shelves. Craig, the Head Cook, is shocked. “I have never seen kids eat vegetables like this before.” Perhaps...
Just Another Day of Me Vs. We

Just Another Day of Me Vs. We

Dear Boundless Families: I was in the city for ten days doing boring grown-up stuff, but arrived back at Boundless last night to have a “Stevening” with your kids. This gave me an ideal perspective of the day one versus day eleven changes in your adorable...
John Lennon and Grandma Return to the Valley

John Lennon and Grandma Return to the Valley

Dear Boundless Families: Your lovely kids, and I do mean lovely, arrived safely yesterday. I had a brief session with them last night, and was dazzled by many first impressions. Oh, the diversity of their hair! The tattoos. The careful introductory smiles. Their body...
Wrestling and Dresses Abound

Wrestling and Dresses Abound

Dear Boundless Families: It’s day five and all English students remain alive after an epic rain. We are now unmasked.  The plot is thickening, both in terms of the material your kids are reading, and how both cohorts are gelling. We have two of them – the...
Is Laser Focus Trumping the Shenanigans?

Is Laser Focus Trumping the Shenanigans?

Dear Boundless Families: I travelled to the backwoods of the backwoods of the Dumoine River to deliver a package to your kids on Day 8 of their journey (last night). They had just arrived at their campsite after a day comprised of 10 kms of flatwater in a wicked...