1. Lucas Pessoa de Melo LUCAS 101

2. BACKGROUND Lucas was born in Recife, Brazil, in the 10 th of March 1992. Oldest of 3 siblings, Lucas has a very close relationship with his family. Due to his father’s career as a civil engineer, Lucas and his family have moved around a lot, between cities in Brazil and even internationally. In 2005, Lucas had his first contact with the English language when he moved to Angola and enrolled at an international school. Graduated from the Luanda International School, Lucas came to Penn State to become a civil engineer and broaden his already international culture.

3. International Mind Mostly due to his 5 years living in Angola, Lucas has met many different people from many different cultures giving him an international perspective view of the world. By studying in an international school, Lucas has friends from various different countries including even small and unknown places such as the Solomon Islands. The school he graduated from had alone 72 different nationalities. Lucas and his family have travelled to 18 different countries including the continents of Africa, Europe, South America, North America, Asia and the Middle East.

4. Activities and Interests Here is a list of Lucas’ hobbies and activities: Playing Music Xbox Collecting money from different parts of the world Soccer Volleyball Surf Recently Snowboard Being with friends Watching movies or TV series First Person Shooters Listening to Music Partying Sketching

5. Music Music plays an important part in Lucas' life. Mostly due to the fact that he has been in many different places around the world, Lucas’ iTunes library has a great variety of artists and genres. From Samba to Hip Hop, from African music to Techno, from Rock to Axé, Lucas passes a great part of his day listening to music. Some of his favorite artists are: Guns N’ Roses Linkin Park David Guetta T.I. John Mayer Jack Johnson Red Hot Chili Peppers Blink 182 Nickelback Ivete Sangalo Nando Reis Eminem And many others

6. Lucas has been involved in a great deal of activities during his life that have allowed him to develop certain talents. Mostly involved with music, Lucas has always been very artistic. Lucas can play the following musical instruments: Guitar Bass Drums Some piano Flute Coming from a family full of architects, Lucas has also an ease for drawing, which lets him enjoy casual sketching. He has also acted in many high school plays including: Oedipus, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Illiad and The Hobbit. Talents

7. TV & Movies A great part of Lucas’ free time is dedicated to watching TV. He is an avid fan of both movies and TV series. Here are some of the ones he enjoys the most: TV SERIES: Supernatural Smallville How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory Modern Family It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Spartacus MOVIES: Inception Avatar Ocean’s 11, 12 & 13 The Departed The Hangover The Lord of the Rings 300 Transformers Many others