Charlene Holkenbrink-Monk
@wandernarratives.bsky.social
College lecturer by day, storyteller always. Fulbright U.S. Scholar. Aspiring author fueled by wanderlust, weaving borders—real, imagined, & in-between—through words & photos. Doctor Who. PhD in Education. Spain based for now.
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🧵I had no idea the change that I'd undergo.
I've been reflecting a lot on the things folks prepare us for then there is a lot they can't.
I wrote a letter to myself. If you'd like to read, the link is here: www.perpetual-wanderlust.com/post/a-lette... (2/2)
#fulbright #livingabroad #travel #phd
I've been reflecting a lot on the things folks prepare us for then there is a lot they can't.
I wrote a letter to myself. If you'd like to read, the link is here: www.perpetual-wanderlust.com/post/a-lette... (2/2)
#fulbright #livingabroad #travel #phd
A Letter to the Woman I Was Last Year
Reflections on returning after living abroad
www.perpetual-wanderlust.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🧵I had no idea the change that I'd undergo.
I've been reflecting a lot on the things folks prepare us for then there is a lot they can't.
I wrote a letter to myself. If you'd like to read, the link is here: www.perpetual-wanderlust.com/post/a-lette... (2/2)
#fulbright #livingabroad #travel #phd
I've been reflecting a lot on the things folks prepare us for then there is a lot they can't.
I wrote a letter to myself. If you'd like to read, the link is here: www.perpetual-wanderlust.com/post/a-lette... (2/2)
#fulbright #livingabroad #travel #phd
🧵 (2/2)
- Most criminal charges for a former, or current, president
- Record high disapproval rating among presidents as of Oct 2025
- Lowest approval rating at inauguration
- Lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years
For his next record *drum roll*
Longest government shut down in U.S. history
- Most criminal charges for a former, or current, president
- Record high disapproval rating among presidents as of Oct 2025
- Lowest approval rating at inauguration
- Lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years
For his next record *drum roll*
Longest government shut down in U.S. history
November 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🧵 (2/2)
- Most criminal charges for a former, or current, president
- Record high disapproval rating among presidents as of Oct 2025
- Lowest approval rating at inauguration
- Lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years
For his next record *drum roll*
Longest government shut down in U.S. history
- Most criminal charges for a former, or current, president
- Record high disapproval rating among presidents as of Oct 2025
- Lowest approval rating at inauguration
- Lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years
For his next record *drum roll*
Longest government shut down in U.S. history
Link here to help celebrate her graduation: gofund.me/944009756
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October 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Link here to help celebrate her graduation: gofund.me/944009756
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It definitely is. I think maybe a little different, and less defeating, but I still see it more so than any other semester for sure.
September 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It definitely is. I think maybe a little different, and less defeating, but I still see it more so than any other semester for sure.
I agree. There's been an interesting, to say the least, shift in engagement where there is little interest in really connecting with the real world. I'm sure it's a coping mechanism, but 💯 terrifying.
September 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I agree. There's been an interesting, to say the least, shift in engagement where there is little interest in really connecting with the real world. I'm sure it's a coping mechanism, but 💯 terrifying.