To the Past and Back: with Carson Mackie

Logan Hubert

ENGL 336.002

Carson Mackie is a 21-year-old sophomore at Frostburg State University, who resides in Cumberland, Maryland and is majoring in History. He grew up in Western Maryland and was raised in a Christian household.

He graduated from Fort Hill High School and always has had a passion for the past. From different books that he read, to various video games and movies he would watch. A couple of his favorite films consist of Casino and Goodfellas. “I really like the style and the way the cars looked back then,” said Carson. “I feel like rags to riches stories in Early America are really inspirational.”

When it comes to reading, Carson particularly enjoys books about Ancient Rome and the Greeks, Winston Churchill, and anything about wartime because he says it’s a “defining time in history.” In his free time, the Cumberland native enjoys playing first person war games such as Bad Company and Call of Duty. He also loves to ski, which he started doing when he was five years old with his Dad at the Wisp Resort in McHenry, Maryland. He said that it was one of his best memories and that “it was awesome!”

His favorite music is primarily from the 60’s and 70’s ranging from The Doors to The Beatles, and even to Jimi Hendrix. Mackie stated that, “newer music is a lot more depressing these days.” He has never been to a concert because most of the musicians he follows have either deceased or are not touring anymore. Some of his favorite television shows are The Daily Show, The Root of All Evil, and V. Carson said, “I like to watch comedy shows on TV and action in movies.”

Carson has visited Canada, New York, Philadelphia, Miami and the Bahamas twice with Miami being his favorite. “I really liked the beaches and how warm it was there” he stated. He also said that he wants to either be working in a historical museum or teaching high school students about history within the next five years. From my short time with Carson, it seems to me that anything he puts his mind to, he will definitely accomplish.