Hi there!

I'm Sheila, a 23 year old youth worker, Christian, and writer. I'm friendly, responsible, and have a good sense of humour! As mentioned above, I'm finishing my degree in International Development at University of Toronto and am excited to work abroad as a development practitioner. I am a spoken word artist, and I am excited to check out different poetry slams and share some of my work with you! I enjoy the outdoors, movies, art, and good food!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm travelling for a friend's wedding and would love to make the most of my time. I live with my parents right now, so i'm not super at liberty to host, but would love to once i get my own place!

Interests

• arts
• books
• poetry
• architecture
• movies
• hiking
• sports
• sightseeing
• biking
• conversation
• museums
• poetry slam
• jesus
• live shows
• musical instruments

Music, Movies, and Books

I love all sorts of music ! Shad, Propaganda, Drake, Noname, Chance the Rapper, Hillsong, Gungor, Sufjan Stevens, The Lumineers, the Oh Hellos, Switchfoot, Arkells, Bon Iver, City and Colour, Mumford and Sons, Skrillex, Jazz, Justin Timberlake, Hollerado, Tokyo Police Club, Cage the Elephant, Copeland, Jack Johnson, Phoenix, a little bit of Elvis!

Movies: Beginners, Patch Adams, Edward Scissorhands, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, It's kind of a Funny Story, Big Fish, Seven Pounds, The Sandlot, Zootopia, Orphan

Books: Life After God- Douglas Coupland, Crazy Love- Francis Chan, There's a Boy in the Girl's Washroom, Generation X- Douglas Coupland, Americana- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. On my reading list: East of Eden, The Bell Jar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A couple years ago I organized an inner-city service trip for a mix of teens from Northern Ontario and Toronto to meet practical needs in downtown Toronto. It was five days of learning about homelessness and humility- doing really basic things to show love to people in different circumstances than we are. It was an amazing time of laughter and hard work that I'll never forget.

Teach, Learn, Share

writing, basic bicycle repair, how to shoot a good jumpshot, silk screening, basic guitar

What I Can Share with Hosts

My poetry, housework, delightful conversation!

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Ireland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China