John Gunter

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The wonderful diversity of Asia

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I took this pic last week while I was visiting a city just a few hours from where I live. This was my first trip to this particular city and it was an amazing time. The group I was in was evaluating the likelihood of American students being able to study at one of the local universities in this particular town.

I went knowing much about the city from a statistical point of view. However, though I knew much ABOUT this city, I was shocked at how beautiful it was in person.

The people were kind and open.  They actually are from a “minority people” within this broader culture.  They have their own language, food, culture, and religion.

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3 epic toys from the 80s

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Intellivision football
Though comically bad now, Intellivision was awesome in the 80s!

My cousin Curtis emailed me this morning with some fun memories from my youth.  Curtis and his brother Greg were from South Florida, so we only saw them over Christmas.  They would pile in the car, drive for 8+ hours, arrive in Atlanta, and we would be in constant motion and adventure until they left.  Great memories. [Read more…]

Traveling around Asia for 15+ years

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John Gunter flying around Asia

Life has been quite a ride for me personally. I have now been traveling in and around Asia for over 15 years. It is hard to believe it has been that long. Really hard to believe.  I moved to Asia when I was 28 and now I am 42.

Travel used to be a dream of mine. I watched movies and dreamed of cool places I could go and what adventures I could partake in. However, since traveling as many as 200 days a year for much of the past 15 years, I am now over it.

I still enjoy the places and people where I visit (mainly for work), however, the mystique of travel is now gone.

One of the ways I have enjoyed staying engaged with the process of  my frequent travels is to write blogs about it.  Often these posts about travel have been born out of sheer boredom, but they have been fun for me to write nonetheless.

Here are some of my blog posts about travel over the past two years:

As for now, I am thankfully not traveling near as much I have for most of my years abroad.  However, there is still enough jumping over oceans and staying in cheap Asian hotels that I’m sure I will have more blog posts about travel in the coming days.

As you read through these posts, are there any other topics you think I should cover or write about?  If so, please let me know.

I’m always looking for constructive things to do during my many trans-Pacific flights!

5 realities I love about being a Christian

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The Bible on paper and Kindle
Whether on paper or my Kindle, the Bible is one of the treasures of being a Christian
Do you ever think about the realities of the Christian life?  I know I rarely do.  However, today this exactly what I am doing.

In the midst of hustle and bustle of life; the celebrations and pains; the laughter and the tears, it is easy to blow past the beauty of simply being a follower of Christ.  I am a Christian, yet I rarely stop and enjoy the realities this entails.

This very word of “Christian” is loaded. [Read more…]

7 people you see on American domestic flights

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John Gunter on a Delta flight to Asia this week.
Bored with a camera on one of my many flights this week.

Last week I enjoyed writing on 9 observations of an American airport.  In keeping with my theme of observations of the American aviation system, here I will tackle some of what goes on during domestic flights in my beloved homeland.

Just as I have noticed certain types of people who fly on long, international flights, so I have also noticed a few characters who seem to be omnipresent on flights while I’m jumping around the “lower 48” in America.

Here are 7 people who frequent domestic flights in America:

  1. Tank-top Tyler – Even if he is headed to New York or Colorado, “Tank-top Tyler” looks like he is getting an early jump on his beach vacation.  Flip-flops, a brightly colored sleeveless shirt, and jorts or “jams” shorts are his usual uniform. [Read more…]

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