I’m an avid lover of the outdoors. I’m lucky to live in Western North Carolina, where the sweet Blue Ridge Mountains and national forests surround me on all sides. Opportunities to hop onto trails and run rivers aren’t hard... READ MORE
Many of us find ourselves stepping into the role of teacher these days. While the end goals of our instruction may differ, I think we share a common process—hoping that we can build our students into more confident, independent... READ MORE
What will the world look like after a pandemic? That’s the million-dollar question, isn’t it? Will We Go Back? Will we go back to business as usual? Filling our days to the max and falling asleep exhausted, just to... READ MORE
“I have a daughter,” my 15-year-old student said to his peers around the campfire on the second night of our 20-day canoeing course. My co-Instructors and I looked around the circle at each other, at the other students, and... READ MORE
Do you need compassion for success in life? This may sound like a silly question, but if you stop and think of what it takes to be successful in life, is compassion at the top of your list? Thoughts of... READ MORE
Near the end of a recent 20-day course, my crew of young men were worn out from a day’s worth of canoeing. It was a cloudy night, and the moonlight was nonexistent. We spent several more hours paddling with... READ MORE
The Outward Bound Readings Book is a collection of hundreds of our Instructors’ favorite quotes used at the right moments on a course to inspire students, make them laugh and to spark moments of reflection. These quotes are an integral... READ MORE
Like many other people, as the news continues to emerge about the current pandemic, I’m beginning to view it as one of the most important challenges of my life. Words like unprecedented and crisis dominate the headlines of my... READ MORE
What’s one of the first things you learn while on an Outward Bound expedition? Take care of yourself, take care of your crew. In that order. Today, that lesson feels more universal than ever before. As we’ve been placed into... READ MORE
A fellow Outward Bound Instructor once joked that she had a long list of skills on her Outward Bound resume—including, but not limited to: Making brownies for 12 people on a camp stove in the middle of a rainstorm Intuitively... READ MORE
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