Mike HancockinThe Expat ChroniclesA New Life in China: 2022“My senior year and you’re leaving us.”·4 min read·Sep 11, 2022--1--1
Mike HancockA North Carolina Farm for the Pickin’Off an unassuming winding road cutting through the thick hardwoods against the panoramic mountains of North Carolina near Franklin, there…·3 min read·Jul 19, 2021----
Mike HancockMy Mom and Fred AstaireAnd my heart beats so that I can hardly speak. And I seem to find the happiness that I seek. When we’re out together dancing cheek to…·5 min read·May 9, 2021--2--2
Mike HancockinThe Expat ChroniclesQuarantined in the Philippines“It’s an oven, sir,” Rey said. “Almost two weeks I’ve been here, and the heat makes you weak. I want to do nothing.”·5 min read·Sep 8, 2020----
Mike HancockinThe Expat ChroniclesTwo Different Animals: My Filipina GirlfriendAnnie won’t touch beef.·3 min read·Jun 22, 2020--4--4
Mike HancockinThe Expat ChroniclesLockdown in the PhilippinesWhat is this now? Day fourteen? Day fifteen? I’ve stopped counting. The official extension is April 30th, the deadlines for unrestricted…·7 min read·Apr 6, 2020--3--3
Mike HancockNight ComethYou all know those instructors. Most of you can boast having learned from them.·3 min read·Mar 27, 2020--1--1
Mike HancockinThe Expat ChroniclesCoronavirus Killed My ClassesWhat you are about to see are the faces of my students, all of them now in their respective hometowns, reasonably safe.·4 min read·Feb 15, 2020----
Mike HancockinThe Personal EssayistWhat I Learned as a Wilderness GuideBeginning in the fall of 1997, I began a seven-year chapter of my life that forever altered the way I thought, my interactions with others…·9 min read·Sep 28, 2019--2--2
Mike HancockYou Ate What?: Philippines EditionIf you peek around the crannies and crevices of South Texas, you’ll find some fare that one might deem…unconventional, influenced by the…·5 min read·Sep 18, 2019--1--1