Mike Mackenna
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Location | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Introduction | I'm a long time expat; I left the US in 2004 and have lived abroad since. Many people wouldn't move abroad because they don't to leave their friends, family and place they're familiar with; but I moved abroad precisely because I wanted to do those things. Don't get me wrong, I love my family and friends back home, but it's nice to go somewhere where you have no past. It's a kind of freedom you just can't have unless you move far away from where you grew up. I think everyone should experience it at some point in their lives. |
| Interests | Love watching NBA and NFL, have got more into football-soccer but it's like a second language, you can never quite make it feel like your native tongue. Spend a lot of time reading about politics, especially the Colombian and American kind. I also read fiction and history in English and Spanish. I used to write a fair amount but have fallen out of the habit and am trying to get back into it through this blog. |
| Favorite Movies | Movies and TV shows- Pulp Fiction, The Sopranos, La Cara Oculta, The Wire, Old Boy, Sportscenter (maybe what I miss most from the US), Y Tu Mama Tambien, Breaking Bad, Office Space, Mad Men, Goodfellas, City of God |
| Favorite Music | Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Arcade Fire, Elliot Smith, The National, Al Green, Jay Z, The Black Keys, John Coltrane, The Clash, The Walkmen, Johnny Cash, Kanye West, Radiohead, Taleb Kweli, The Rolling Stones, The Tragically Hip, Wilco, Wu Tang Clan, Dexter Gordon, My Morning Jacket |
| Favorite Books | Satanic Verses, Outliers, Drown, Nudge, Las Perlas Uribistas, The Human Stain, Oryx and Crake, Disgrace, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Big Short, All The Trouble in the World, The Book of Basketball |