Episode 319: John Morgan

John Morgan is a teacher, writer and musician and comes to the podcast via a couple of mutual friends of his and Paul’s. John grew up in a small house where his Dad worked for the local utility company and his mom was a teacher. His dad went to St. Christopher’s and John’s parents decided to send him there as well. John and Paul talked about his experiences at St. Christopher’s and John told Paul a powerful story about his best friend in middle school. As a result, music became very important and a big part of John’s life. He spoke about why he loves music and the influence it has had on his life. After St. Christopher’s, John went to VMI where he didn’t have the best “rat” year, but found his groove his last three years playing music and discovering a passion for writing. After graduating from and through a program at VMI, John taught English overseas and then came home where he worked for a creative agency. After about three years, he started his teaching career in Richmond, then in San Francisco and then back in Richmond at St. Catherine’s where he has been for sixteen years. They finished by talking about his wife Dawn, their two sons and his awesome in-laws.