diff --git a/panera_shifts_gcal_backend/shifts.py b/panera_shifts_gcal_backend/shifts.py
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+from dateutil.parser import parse as datetime_parse
+import pytz
+import datetime
+from gapi.apis.calendar_api.models import Event
+
+
+class Shift:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        start: datetime.datetime,
+        end: datetime.datetime,
+        role,
+        location,
+        other=None,
+    ):
+        self.start = start
+        self.end = end
+        self.role = role
+        self.other = other
+        self.location = location
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, _dict, cafe_info, timezone_string):
+        location = f"""{cafe_info["address"]["street"]}, {cafe_info["address"]["city"]}, {cafe_info["address"]["state"]} {cafe_info["address"]["zipcode"]}"""
+        role = _dict["workstationName"]
+        start_naive = datetime_parse(_dict["startDateTime"])
+        end_naive = datetime_parse(_dict["endDateTime"])
+        timezone = pytz.timezone(timezone_string)
+        start = timezone.localize(start_naive)
+        end = timezone.localize(end_naive)
+        return cls(start, end, role, location)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_Event(cls, event: Event):
+        other = []
+        for line in event.description.split("\n"):
+            if "Role" in line:
+                key, role = line.split(": ", 1)
+            else:
+                other.append(line)
+        return cls(
+            event.start,
+            event.end,
+            role,
+            event.location,
+            "\n".join(other) if len(other) > 0 else None,
+        )
+
+    def to_Event(self):
+        description = f"""Role: {self.role}
+{self.other if self.other is not None else ""}"""
+        return Event(
+            self.start, self.end, "Panera shift", description, location=self.location
+        )