John Gunter

Thoughts on Life and Living

After a year of silence. . . I’m back!

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My view this morning as I type this post (the back deck of my apartment)
My view this morning as I type this post (the back deck of my apartment)
It was exactly 1 year ago today when I last wrote here on my blog. I was in Fredericksburg, VA. I would soon fly to Los Angeles and then back to Asia for one final stretch of full-time service in that great and grand country.

This time last year, I had just completed my 12th year of living in Asia, but my passion for the country and people had persisted for over 20 years.

This time 18 months ago, I was content and even excited about living in Asia for the remainder of my professional career. My life was in Asia. My expertise and passion had been tied up in this wonderful section of the world I had already called home for most of my professional life. I had friends who felt more like family. My job was my passion. I loved being a part of a land and a people who were changing as a society in front of my very eyes.

Now I am here in Los Angeles.  As always seems to be the case in my life, [Read more…]

My life is changing drastically

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John Gunter in front of a Buddhist temple in Asia.
This Buddhist temple is about 2 miles from my apartment in Asia. Pic taken last year.

As I sit in this Fredericksburg, VA coffeehouse, I must admit that my head is spinning.  I am thinking about life 12 months ago today.  Life has changed more than the “September 4th, 2013 John Gunter” could have imagined.

On September 4, 2013 I had just moved into my new apartment in Asia.  [Read more…]

Reconnecting with old friends

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One of the absolute highlights of my time so far in Atlanta is reconnecting with old friends. One particular groups is my old high school football team.

I had not seen most of these men for over 20 years. 20 years. Still hard to let that number set in!

This particular event was to celebrate the retirement of our favorite former coach, Coach Christopher Beal. Coach Beal is in the pic standing next to me.

More to follow…

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My “singleness” radio interview & other recent articles

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The entire Gunter family at Mother's Day 2014
My family on Mother’s Day. My two sisters have four children each. I miss them all so much while in Asia!

In the midst of my time with family, rest, and taking care of life in America, I have pulled back from writing on my blog for this season.  However, I have been able to contribute articles to a few other websites on topics I am passion about AND I was even honored to be the guest on a Denver based talk radio show.  Strange, I know.

Through this blog I write, I have come across many others who are doing other sites similar to this one.  One such lady is Erin Szczerba who writes on this excellent blog.  Erin asked me to consider doing a Q&A for her blog.  What I didn’t know was that it was ACTUALLY a live broadcast radio show based in Denver, CO and I was the special guest “expert” on issues of singleness.

So, with very little understanding of the scale and scope of the project, I agreed.  Honestly, as I think about some of my answers I gave on these two shows, I probably disagree with a few.  Oh well.

In the midst of my writing silence on this site (johngunter.com), I thought I would share this radio interview.  Here are three of the clips from this time: [Read more…]

Personal “detox” and family time

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John Gunter with his family
I was with all of my 8 neices and nephews to celebrated Stephen’s (my oldest nephew) graduation from high school

Despite rumors, I AM alive and I AM NOT living with Tupac and Elvis on a Caribbean Island.

I AM writing this from a coffee shop in Atlanta, Georgia (my hometown). I AM doing well, though getting used to the oddity which is life in America.

So what am I doing and why has it been over two months since I have last posted an article? [Read more…]

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