Thoughts on Life and Living
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…]
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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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…]
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…]
One of my favorite things to do in life is host people in my home, no matter where my home happens to be. One of my other favorite things is meat from a grill. Throw the two together and I love hosting cookouts.
We had another such cookout two nights ago in my apartment here. Great time. Really great time.
Marinated chicken was the primary offering, along with hotdogs, sausages, and a few burgers.
For my first few years in Asia, I lived in a dorm on a university campus. One of the aspects of Asian dorm life that bothered me the most (there were quite a few) in in not being able to host people.
As soon as I moved off campus, got my own place, and was settled, a grill was one my first purchases. I’ve never regretted this.
Two things on note regarding grilling out here for me. . .
First, I am color blind and therefore must always have someone of clear color sight to be near me. I don’t want people to get salmonella when enjoying a burger and a Coke at my place. This weekend was great, as my friend Conner Bradley took over the grill. He did an amazing job on the chicken in partiular.
Second, we grill out on our back deck area inside of my city-center towering complex. I’m certain this is a luxury of Asia, as I know this wouldn’t fly at equivalent housing complexes in Atlanta or LA.