If you ask anyone at my school where I usually spend my time, the answer is likely to be "the physics laboratory". I usually spend more time in the lab than anywhere else, including my home. I get there very early, happily trading my bed for those wooden benches and the blackboard, and I only leave when it's closing. It's the place I feel most comfortable in, because my friends and I not only study there; we form a real ...

What matters to you and why? (Stanford University)

Names may tell a lot about people. My name, for example, guides my life philosophy. My name is Letícia, and its origin, Laetitia, means "Happiness". This simple word is not only what I look for, but also the reason I do what I do. For me, happiness is the reason for living. I tend to look at life in an extremely positive way because I believe that life not about enjoying only big conquers, but the path itself. Therefore,...