Option 2

Luca Pane is from Italy. His days consisted of making pizza in his family's restaurant and playing hockey at an sports academy that mainly focused on 'calcio', but had hockey available too. When I came across the pond to North America, I was shocked how different the culture was. Not only how different, but how big the country is with varying climates and cultures in each state. I was lucky enough to get to experience the United States and Canada during my junior seasons. Canada was completely different from America but felt similar. It was when I was drafted by Minnesota that I found myself picking up different sayings and phrases from all the team mates I had from everywhere. In Italy, it was common to run into tourists who spoke English, but you never really got to know their mannerisms. Now that I know some, I cannot help but use them all the time. My favorite saying is, "Not my farm, not my pig." Picked that up while in St Louis.