My name is Mathias Meeusen, 18 years old and I’m attending the Immaculata Institute in Oostmalle.
I’m currently in my last year of IT and network management.

I first came in contact with IT during nursery school or one of my first few
years in primary school, I can’t quite remember my exact age. I got a Game Boy Color for my birthday with a simple game or two. While I was growing older I
continued to upgrade the hardware I played my games on. I loved gaming from the
first time I played on my Game Boy and I still love gaming now. Most of my
current gaming takes places on my computer. Occasionally I pull one of my
handhelds or old consoles out of the closet to get that nostalgic feeling.
Because of my interest in gaming and moving to the pc for gaming, I
became intrigued by the machine and how it functions. Every time I wanted a new
computer game I had to check if our pc could run it. This is one of the reason why I became interested about the inside of a pc. All the different component, what specifications they have, etc.

Outside of school I’m not actively searching for articles or browsing the web looking for IT-sites.
However, when I come across an IT-related article I become curious of its contents. I spend a lot of hours behind my pc alternating between work and games.
I’m fascinated by how advanced everything has become. I have first-hand
experience with a computer running on Windows ’98. My setting now exists of a
Windows 8 laptop and a second monitor connected. My computer is also
quite important for sustaining my social contacts. Apart from school I barely
set foot outside. I don’t like going to a party or visiting a city or something
along the lines. Those things are all too crowded. So thanks to social media
and software like skype I can talk to my friends outside of school.

Next year i’m going to study Applied Informatics at the academy Thomas More. In the second and third years im going to specialise in networks and systems. After school I’d like to get is a job at the IT section of a company. I don’t see myself driving around to companies or homes to install hardware.

I think it’s safe to say my life is very intertwined with my pc. I use it daily for school and entertainment.