User:Mslatez

Introduction
My name is Mathew. I am currently pursuing my Undergraduate degree in History as well as a certain number of side courses. The reason for this is that in the future I wish to become a teacher. Middle and Secondary schools are preferred for when I eventually get a job, but I'm willing to start a placement just about anywhere to get my foot in the door! Other than that I'm a hard worker and looking forward to the course this summer I'm taking.

Personal Life
I live in Georgetown, Ontario, which is a small town about thirty-five minutes from Guelph. A part of the Town of Halton Hills I work as a lifeguard in the community as my summer job, and am more than glad to have it as jobs these days seem very scarce. I'm one of the rare few my age that happens to have his own car, a white 1999 Chevy Cavalier that was originally my grandmothers.

My family has moved around a lot, for several good reasons. I originally lived in Mississauga when I was born, before we moved after only a few years to Georgetown. This might seem odd as I live here now, but we actually moved away before returning. After only living in Georgetown for a few years, my parents divorced causing myself and my mother to move again. I was about five when this happened, and we moved to an apartment in Milton. After this, my mother met someone and we moved to Rockwood, a town very close to Guelph in fact. Ian, whom my mother met has become like a second father, I harbor no ill will and he has looked after me wonderfully. Living in Rockwood for several years, again we moved back to Georgetown when I was entering grade three. We've been here ever since.

I love hanging with my friends on a regular basis, and attend many soccer games now that the weather has gotten warmer. On top of this, because my grand parents live in the same town, I often go golfing with my grandfather to pass time.

Education and Academic Career
My education is blurry before grade three, but I'll list the schools I've attended thus far:


 * George Kennedy Public School (Grades 3-5)
 * Centennial Middle School (Grades 6-8)
 * Georgetown District High School (Grades 9-12, with a victory lap)
 * Guelph University (Current)

Starcraft 2
For most people, especially those that are older like my parents, very few condone this as a real hobby or even job.

Starcraft 2 is a video game for the PC(Computer) that I have been playing since last summer on and off. It's an incredibly popular game, with millions of players. This shouldn't be confused with World of Warcraft of course, as this isn't a game where you grind a single character levels. This is an RTS(Real Time Strategy) game, in which players build bases and attack each other with a high level of thought and skill.

To see just how popular this game can be, take a look at GOMTV in Korea, which holds Starcraft 2 to the standard of a national sport. While a video game can hardly truly be considered a sport, its popularity may lead it to eventually be recognized as such.

In this game there are several leagues which I will list:
 * 1) Grandmaster = Top 200 Players in North America
 * 2) Master = Top 2% of of the Diamond League
 * 3) Diamond = Usually about 15% of total players
 * 4) Platinum = 20% of total players
 * 5) Gold = 25% of total players
 * 6) Silver = 10% of total players
 * 7) Bronze = 30% of total players

I am a master league player whom, if money persists will be going to a massive tournament in the United States to compete for thousands of dollars. The obvious problem is getting there and obtaining sponsors.

Swimming
Swimming is more exercise than hobby now. I was on the swim team for four years in high school, waking up at 5:30am four days a week for a two and a half hour practice. I swam more long distance because I'm taller than most for my age, and my arm span easily made it easier to pull with less effort doing free style for 200m or greater.