Callie spent the year before Divinity School living and working in the South of Spain in Jerez de la Frontera. Here she was visiting Portugal with her family. It was a really incredible year! I was a corps member in the Durham house of JSC from 2021-2022. My placement site was the Pauli Murray Center […]
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Sydney’s December Reflections
The past five months have been a whirlwind of experiences, trips, and valuable lessons. Moving to North Carolina for the first time has given me the opportunity to immerse myself in all the unique offerings of Durham. One of my favorite places so far has definitely been Duke Gardens. There’s something truly magical about being […]
JSC Alum Reflection: Emma Sternlof
It’s hard to believe I began my JSC journey in August 2013, more than eleven years ago! JSC brought me to beautiful North Carolina, where I met my beloved husband and continue to make a home. The program gave me the skills and nonprofit experience I needed to enter the reproductive rights and justice sector, where I’m still […]
Efi’s November Reflections
My name is Efiotu (Efi) Jagun, and I’m another one of this year’s JSC fellows. As someone who’s grown up in Durham, I’ve always appreciated how this city blends the old with the new, the quiet with the lively, and the artistic with the inclusive. Lately, I’ve found myself rediscovering parts of Durham that I […]
JSC Reflection: Jean Martinez
Fresh off a four-year bender meant to enlighten me to be a better grown-up and to activate me for a career that I studied “hard” for, I left Shippensburg empty and ignored that after this summer of working at camp in Maryland, I would have exactly zero ideas on what to do next. This will […]
Jon’s September Reflections
As the swift breeze of September brushed my shoulder, I found myself drawn into a deeper contemplation of my spiritual path. This contemplation was provoked by a sense of transformation—one that I might best describe as transformation through destruction. Living in the JSC house has reaffirmed my decision to be part of this program, which […]
Reflections on Orientation, by Tamara
Hello! My name is Tamara Royster and I am one of the JSC fellows for this year! It has been nearly four weeks since we arrived and I think we’re all finally getting into a rhythm of sorts. Orientation was a lot for many of us and provided the other fellows and I with plenty […]
Tasha’s End of Year Reflections
Hello everyone! My name is Tasha Graham, one of the soon-to-be “graduating” fellows here at the Johnson Service Corps. It’s wild to think that our program year is almost up. These past 10.5 months have flown by, but the end came slowly somehow. I came into this program with so many goals in mind. One […]
Dina’s April Reflections
Hello everyone! I last wrote my blog post in October. Wow, time has flown. April has been a good month. We have had many things going on such as starting the Praxis project amongst all the other Friday formation stuff and work. We are definitely being kept busy! As our year starts to wrap up, […]
Lynn’s March Reflections
Hello JSC Community! This is Lynn speaking! I did the first blog post back in August (gosh, can you believe how time has flown), so I have tons of stuff to talk about! The focus, though, of this blog post is going to be my journey into integrating with Durham. For those who don’t know, […]