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-Something that anyone who knows me can say, is my personal hobby and passion for computers
-and  code, im always coming to my friends with my latest weekend project or the most random
-tool thats older than me. Coding has really been a lifeline for me, starting around covid, I
-had time to self teach, and thats what i did; most of the tools i now use are self taught, for
-example my primary language being C, even though in school and collage ive only even been taught
-python. Having learnt C really drew me to my next great passion which is micro controllers;
-being aware of how low level langauges worked really made working on the constrained space
-of a microcontroller feel more natural. Using these tools ive built everything from games,
-to text editors, and even a custom keyboard/keypad, all of which were started by myself and
-finshsed by myself.
+With computers becoming ever more important in our day to day lives, as they have been for many
+decades now, the understanding of how they work is of increasing value. I go out of my way to learn
+more and teach others about computers, for example starting my own club at my college called 
+The Unix user group, to teach people the history of Unix.
 
-After i learnt the basics of coding i looked projects as exaples for my own work, this drew
-me to the open source software space, and since i began that seach, i have switched almost
-all the software i use to open alternatives. doing this really pushed me to indisty standard
-tools, like gnu/linux, command line tools like vim (which this docment was written with!),
-and firefox. This switch really introduced me to all kinds of software, and that it isnt all
-corprate, that independant projects, are not only used, but standard. I think having made this
-switch did nothing but help me, giving me an earge to write more code, contribute to others,
-and follow standards.
+One can often find me in my free time, doing research on or making a new tool to better my workflow, and much
+to my friends irritation, trying to get them to use it too. Coding has really been a lifeline for me, 
+starting around covid, I had time to self teach, and that's what I did; most of the tools I now 
+use are self taught, for example the main language I write in is C, even though in school and collage I've 
+only even been taught python. Having learnt C really drew me to another of my interests which 
+is micro-controllers such as the PI pico and Arduino UNO; being aware of how low level languages function 
+really made working on the constrained space of a microcontroller feel more natural. Using these 
+tools I've built everything from games, to text editors, and even a custom keyboard/keypad, all of 
+which were started by myself and finished by myself.
 
-Throughout school ive always much prefered project work, starting with posters for history,
-story writing for english and later with full scale programing and electronics work. I look
-forward to doing this more at university where this kind of work is the default, as i find its
-where i show my full abiliy to take a project from an idea to a finished product. My hobby has
-also expanded into my education, most obviously in my course choices, however also in things
-such as the club i started and run, (unix user group), where i teach the history of the unix
-operating system, from my own self taught knowledge.  as an extention to my education, i found
-work experience with a company called EWAVE for 1 week, where i worked with and tested micro
-electronics, notably LED's, using my knowledge of electronics as a base and my knowledge of
-code to assist the company in automating manual tesing.
+After I learnt the basics of coding I looked projects as examples for my own work, this drew
+me to the open source software space, and since I began that search, I have switched almost
+all the software I use to open alternatives. Doing this really pushed me to industry standard
+tools, like GNU/Linux and command line utility's like Vim, GDB and Latex to name a few. This switch 
+really introduced me to all kinds of software, that I know I will use for many years. 
+I think having made this jump did nothing but help me, making me eager to write more code, 
+contribute to others, and keep finding other projects.
 
-Outside of my education i have a job working in a restraunt, which i have found to be stressful
-however very rewarding, i enjoy the work i do in the kitchen, and i have made friends in my
-colleges that will last for life. working in this team really pushes me to be active to not
-let them down as we all manage small parts and all are important.
+I have always enjoyed large project work, and at college I've had far more opportunity's to do 
+things like large programming projects, and practical write ups. I always 
+try and go above and beyond in these tasks, as an example for my computer science coursework, 
+I made my own compiled programming language from the ground up. I decided that in my second year I would 
+write an EPQ on software licensing which I have now started; this too was because I enjoy pushing myself, 
+researching new things and completing projects. I really cant wait to be doing this more 
+at university where this kind of work is more common, as I find its where I show my full ability 
+to take a project from an idea to a finished product. My hobby has also expanded into my education, 
+most obviously in my course choices, however also, as previously mentioned, in things such as the 
+club I started and run myself, (Unix user group), teaching others from my own self taught knowledge. 
+As an extension to my education, I found work experience with the company EWAVE, where I worked with 
+and tested micro LED's, using my knowledge of electronics as a base and my knowledge of computer 
+science to assist the company in automating its testing process.
 
+Outside of my education I have a job working in a restaurant; I found it stressful at first, but now
+I find it very rewarding; I've masted it, I enjoy what I do, and I have made friends in my
+colleges. Using teamwork skills from over 10 years of scouting, I play an important role in keeping
+the kitchen moving at pace.
+
+Looking forward, I am excited to continue my studies, I want to show people what I can do, and 
+make things that help others. I would like to keep my studies going to a high level, researching
+the cutting edge of computers and electronics.