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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.
+
+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.
+
+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.
+
+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.
+