Building a new Canadian life alone, for a while
My little brother and I grew up sharing a room. As refugees, we would share a country.
Sheila Mutaramuka
Student and writer living in Ottawa
Sheila Mutaramuka was born in Burundi and grew up loving art. When she was still a teenager, Mutaramuka knew she wanted to work in an artistic environment because she couldn’t imagine herself any place where she wasn’t surrounded by images, memories and books. She is now a student at the University of Ottawa, where she studies communications and creative writing.