Welcome to The Sea Close By! 🌊
Hello, my name is Avril. You’ve stumbled upon The Sea Close By, where I will start storing my notes, ideas and insights and connections I’ve made throughout my life.
These notes are for myself. I don’t think anyone will ever find this. But if you do; You can explore the various topics that interest me, learn from the content I’ve gathered, and see how everything is connected! 🧠
About 💊
- I am a Software Engineering student at the University of Waterloo in 3B
- I have an interest in software / embedded development 🛠💻
- I love reading 📚, movies 🎥, sports 🏐 and traveling 🪐
- Previously worked as Platform Software Engineer Intern at Ford Motor Company
- I’ve also interned at Blackberry QNX as a Software Developer in the open source team and as a Core-OS Software Developer in the kernel team
Currently seeking Summer or Fall 2025 Internships
Currently Learning
- Concurrency
- Network
- Playing around with the new QNX image for Raspberry Pi
- Battery
As my obsidian slowly starts growing beyond just taking notes for University, There are various areas that I want to explore and that I am interested in.
Where to browse:
- Use the search bar (
Cmd/Ctrl-k) to look for specific topics or use the Explorer on the left hand side - ~~Navigate through the Maps of Content (In Progress)
- University notes can be found Waterloo Software Engineering
Test private notes: 2023, Personal, 2024
Past Projects 🧰
- Chess engine
- Subset C Compiler
- HapiGPT
- PearBox Utility Tools for People w/ Vision Impairments
Jardin 🏡
Woohoo