From c52b7fc999846b758462a94a0d9804167a05ce5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrew Simonson <asimonson1125@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 19:15:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] update about me

---
 src/App.js           |  4 ++--
 src/pages/AboutMe.js | 28 +++++++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index df88d00..6db0734 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ function App() {
           <a href="/"><h1>Andrew Simonson</h1></a>
           <Nav id='navbar'>
             <Link to='/'>Home</Link>
-            <a href='https://github.com/asimonson1125/Resume/raw/main/Resume.pdf' target='_blank'>Resume</a>
+            <a href='https://github.com/asimonson1125/Resume/raw/main/Resume.pdf' rel='noreferrer' target='_blank'>Resume</a>
             <Link to='/projects'>Projects</Link>
-            <Link to='/about'>About</Link>
+            <Link to='/about'>About Me</Link>
           </Nav>
         </div>
         <Routes>
diff --git a/src/pages/AboutMe.js b/src/pages/AboutMe.js
index 5f73c36..17c62f5 100644
--- a/src/pages/AboutMe.js
+++ b/src/pages/AboutMe.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import MyCarousel from '../componets/Carousel.js';
 import img1 from '../assets/photos/itsa_me.JPG'
 // import img2 from '../assets/photos/me_robot.jpeg'
 import img3 from '../assets/photos/AcademicTeam.jpg'
-// import img4 from '../assets/photos/hagerstownVex2019.jpg'
+import img4 from '../assets/photos/hagerstownVex2019.jpg'
 import img5 from '../assets/photos/WeThePeople_Districts.jpg'
 import img6 from '../assets/photos/WeThePeople.jpg'
 import img7 from '../assets/photos/WeThePeople_NationalsSetup.jpg'
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ export default function AboutMe() {
                 <div id='aboutMe' data-aos='fade-up'>
                     <h2 className='concentratedHead'>About Me</h2>
                     <p>I'm Andrew Simonson, a second year (third year standing) student at <strong>Rochester Institute of Technology </strong>
-                        in the <b>Computer Science</b> BS program and am pursuing a career in data
+                        in the <b>Computer Science</b> BS program, pursuing a career in data
                         science with a focus on predictive analytics.
                     </p>
                     <p>When I'm not in class, you can find me working on extra collaborative projects,
                         building discord bots, playing chess, reading up on some recent geopolitical
                         development, or in my dorm with a fat pint of ice cream.
                     </p>
-                    <p>My main goal in life is to always strive to make the biggest positive impact on
-                        the world that I can.  Regardless of whether that is done behind the scenes or
-                        on the front lines, that is how I'll know I have purpose.
+                    <p>My goal is to strive to make the biggest positive impact on the world that I
+                        can.  I'm here to improve and optimize what we have so that we can spend more
+                        time on the things that matter.
                     </p>
                     <p>I also value the ability to understand the world at large.  That awareness is
                         what grounds a person into reality and gives their place in the world value.
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@ export default function AboutMe() {
                         when I can understand the causality to shifts both in history and the present
                         because it presents an inside look into how we can learn from related events.
                     </p>
-                    <p>There is no one single special interest that makes me unique, so it is my goal to
-                        be the one with a collection of distinct interests and a knack for bridging
-                        the gap between them.
+                    <p>
+                        It is my belief that being able to channel each distinct creative interest
+                        into a final product is vital.  With this philosophy that promotes dedication
+                        and enables an in-depth understanding, I can take pride in each of my projects,
+                        bridging the gap between the the multifaceted purpose present in everything around us.
                     </p>
                     <img src={img1} alt='Me' className='boxedImg' />
                 </div>
@@ -44,14 +46,18 @@ export default function AboutMe() {
             <div className='col'>
                 <div id='skills' data-aos='fade-up'>
                     <h2>Skills</h2>
-                    <Skills>{['Python', 'JavaScript', 'Java', 'C', 'C++', 'SQL', 'SQLite', 'Sequelize', 'SQLAlchemy',
-                        'HTML', 'CSS', 'Object-Oriented Programming', 'Git', 'Github', 'Linux', 'Raspberry Pi',
-                        'LaTeX', 'Angular', 'Flask', 'DOM Scraping', 'Google API', 'React.js', 'Node.js']}</Skills>
+                    <Skills>{['Python', 'JavaScript', 'Java', 'C', 'C++', 'P3', 'SQL', 'SQLite', 'Sequelize', 'SQLAlchemy',
+                        'HTML', 'CSS', 'LaTeX', 'Object-Oriented Programming', 'Git', 'Github', 'Linux', 'Raspberry Pi',
+                        'Angular', 'Flask', 'Jinja',  'DOM Scraping', 'Google API', 'React', 'Node.js']}</Skills>
                 </div>
                 <div data-aos='fade-up' className='elementBlock'>
                     <h2>Extracirricular Awards</h2>
                     <MyCarousel className='carousel' data-aos='fade-up'>
                         {[
+                            {
+                                original: img4,
+                                description: "High School VEX Robotics President and Team Leader: I'm trying my best"
+                            },
                             {
                                 original: img5,
                                 description: "We the People Civics Competition District Champions"