My name is Luciana Piarulli, and I am currently a junior at Mass Academy. I’m very curious, passionate, I love music, Taylor Swift, traveling, reading, making bracelets, space, the beach, volleyball, taking pictures, and other things. I also love to spend my free time with my friends and family.
I have a lot of different hobbies, but one of my favorites is traveling. Last year, my family visited Quebec City, Canada. Not only is this city known for its European-style architecture (which allowed for me to, in a sense, visit Europe without actually visiting Europe), but there was also a park that had waterfalls. One of the activities they offered was ziplining across the chasm where the waterfall was located. This was a really cool experience, since it allowed me to get a view of the waterfall from a very unique and unusual perspective. To learn more about the falls, click here. (The website is in French, so make sure to switch it to English)
Outside of school, chances are you’ll hear me playing an instrument, since I play both piano and acoustic guitar. I enjoy playing piano more, but the sound of guitar more. I started playing piano during the COVID-19 pandemic (I think in 2020), which means I’ve been playing now for 4ish years. I started playing guitar about a year later. I love making music and being able to share what I learn with the world, and I’d recently started a social media account where I post music! Link to my Instagram!
If I’m not playing an instrument, You might find me playing volleyball. I started playing the summer before my freshman year, and I’ve learned a lot along the way. This past year, I played for Dragons volleyball club. Playing has taught me how to be part of a team and work with others, perseverance, and not to give up on the first try. The hardest thing for me to master is still my overhand serve, which has gotten more consistent over the past few years, but still could be refined.
If still you can’t find me, I might be curled up on a couch on my deck, reading and watching the sunset. Most of the books I read are romances, fiction, mystery, classics, drama, historical, or some combination of these. As of October 2024, I hooked myself on the Twilight Saga. I am currently reading Eclipse. On the far right, there's a few more recommendations from books I've read. I also recommend Where the Crawdads Sing. It's one of my absolute favorites, but my copy has been missing for a while.
My favorite volunteer opportunity I've had so far this year was helping run a trunk or treat event at my sending school. My friends and I decided to go with a theme of Alvin and the Chipmunks, and we basically got to hand out candy and dance for a few hours! It was a lot of fun!