Hi. I’m Lucas da Silva. I'm 20 years old. I graduated two years ago. I had the opportunity to receive a scholarship from MVYouth, fulfilling my dream to become an electrician. I've been studying and working in the profession for two years. I'm very grateful for all these moments and learning. Lately it's been much more complex but it's also been more exciting being exposed to new areas. In June this year I got married, and moved to a house . Everything has been new and challenging, but that's me. I love being exposed to new things to always be going to the next level. It is a responsible lifestyle that we must have after we graduate because sometimes it is not easy to make the right choice. That is why I always like to look at challenges “with patience and reason” never emotion. I am really very grateful for what life has taught me and I am very grateful for this program that helped me not leave my dream in vain and saw that I was willing to make a dream come true. Over these two years it has been a lot of dedication, working a lot, having a lot of experiences working in a lot of different places, such as school, industrial and much more. This year 2024 I will be going to my third year of school and third year of work. It's been a very productive year and I'm really looking forward to the new experiences that this year will bring.

This past fall and winter I have been working six days a week and planning for my future. I also have been thinking about when I will start college with all this pandemic going on. I will have to take some time off school as of right now because I will not be able to give my 100% to school. My main focus now is to think about my future and how I can manage to get there the way I picture it. I have been working with construction for a year now and I learn something new every day. I can help frame a whole house helping my dad and other workers that also work at the same company. I want to become successful around this area, and becoming an architect in the future can help me get me where I want to be. Covid has affected my life in a way that it made me think a lot of the things that I care about the most and that from now on I have to make the right choices for my life. But I’m grateful for all the things that I have accomplished so far and it's only the beginning of my journey.