Corps Members

I knew going into this year that it was going to be transformational for me. I didn’t know how or why, but I could feel, in my bones, that a year with Johnson Service Corps was the right move. And as the year has unfolded before me, it has felt like a series of clarifications […]

I’ve been thinking about all these micro-plastics in my bloodstream recently. Brushing my teeth is clearly good for me, and for those who have to sit near me, and yet my brush and toothpaste have been designed in such a way that microscopic, lifeless waste makes its way into my bloodstream. Yikes! People say, and […]

Hi everyone! I’m Cecilia, and I moved all the way from Seattle, WA to North Carolina to participate in JSC. It’s one of the farthest places from home that I could have traveled to in the entire country, which was a somewhat intentional decision. I came to JSC in hopes that I would gain greater […]

Hello! I am Juan Ramon Riojas and I call Woolmarket, Mississippi home. In Fall 2020, I applied and was accepted into law school. In May 2021, I graduated from the University of Mississippi Lott Leadership Institute and Honors College with a major in Public Policy and minors in Arabic and Philosophy. While I was excited […]

Hey everyone, thanks for reading. I’m Mollie, and I’m the solo North Carolinian in this year’s cohort! I attended high school in Weaverville and graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in the “graduation that wasn’t” of May 2020. After graduating, I moved to California to complete a year of service in Oakland with a different service […]

Joining the Johnson Service Corps, I had no idea what to expect.  Never in my life have I moved to a new city by myself to live with a group of strangers and engage in regular spiritual experiences with them. Yet, come July, there I was packing up my life to do just that.  Was […]

I said to the the sun“Tell me about the big bang”The sun said“it hurts to become”-Andrea Gibson, “I Sing The Body Electric; Especially When My Power Is Out” Hello there! Welcome, one and all, to ~Sara’s Introduction Blog of Dreams~ (patent pending)! It feels a bit strange to introduce myself only a few months before […]

When I accepted JSC’s offer to join their 2020-21 cohort only two days after First Offer Friday, I did so with a deeply rooted certainty that this was the place meant for me. The sense of rightness, of fitting, was resolute, even as some anxieties began to sprout like weeds in my mind, particularly about […]

Well well well, so you’ve decided to drop by my little blog post. Goody goody! Take a seat, put up your feet, rest your human meat. I’m Emlyn, as you know, but I think introductions are nice even if they’re repetitive. Plus my name is fun and quirky so I like to say it as […]