diff --git a/2022/day1/day1_part1.py b/2022/day1/day1_part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93f6ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day1/day1_part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+with open('input') as f:
+    list_array = f.readlines()
+
+sun_array = []
+count = 0
+temp = 0
+max = 0
+for x in list_array:
+    
+    if x != '\n':
+        temp += int(x)
+    else:
+        print('total: ' + str(temp))
+        if temp > max: max = temp
+        temp = 0
+print('total: ' + str(temp))
+print('The Elf with the most Calories carry ' + str(max))
+
+
diff --git a/2022/day1/day1_part2.py b/2022/day1/day1_part2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eb5a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day1/day1_part2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+with open('input') as f:
+    list_array = f.readlines()
+
+sun_array = []
+count = 0
+temp = 0
+max = 0
+top3 = []
+for x in list_array:
+    
+    if x != '\n':
+        temp += int(x)
+    else:
+        #print('total: ' + str(temp))
+        if temp > max: max = temp
+        top3.append(temp)
+        temp = 0
+
+#print('total: ' + str(temp))
+top3.append(temp)
+print('The Elf with the most Calories carry ' + str(max))
+print('The top 3 Elves are carrying ' + str(sum(sorted(top3,reverse=True)[:3])) + ' Calories')
+
diff --git a/2022/day2/day2_part1.py b/2022/day2/day2_part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..709a6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day2/day2_part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+arr = []
+
+with open('input') as f:
+    for l in f:
+        arr.append(l.split())
+
+score = 0
+total_score = 0
+
+for x in arr:
+    #print(x)
+    if x[0] == 'A':
+        if x[1] == 'X':
+            score += (1+3)
+        elif x[1] == 'Y':
+            score += (2+6)
+        elif x[1] == 'Z':
+            score += (3+0)
+
+    if x[0] == 'B':
+        if x[1] == 'X':
+            score += (1+0)
+        elif x[1] == 'Y':
+            score += (2+3)
+        elif x[1] == 'Z':
+            score += (3+6)
+
+    if x[0] == 'C':
+        if x[1] == 'X':
+            score += (1+6)
+        elif x[1] == 'Y':
+            score += (2+0)
+        elif x[1] == 'Z':
+            score += (3+3)
+    #print (score)
+    total_score += score
+    score = 0
+
+print(total_score)
diff --git a/2022/day2/day2_part2.py b/2022/day2/day2_part2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1c8383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day2/day2_part2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import sys
+arr = []
+
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
+    for l in f:
+        arr.append(l.split())
+
+score = 0
+total_score = 0
+
+for x in arr:
+    #print(x)
+    if x[0] == 'A':
+        if x[1] == 'X':
+            score = (3+0)
+        elif x[1] == 'Y':
+            score = (1+3)
+        elif x[1] == 'Z':
+            score = (2+6)
+
+    if x[0] == 'B':
+        if x[1] == 'X':
+            score = (1+0)
+        elif x[1] == 'Y':
+            score = (2+3)
+        elif x[1] == 'Z':
+            score = (3+6)
+
+    if x[0] == 'C':
+        if x[1] == 'X':
+            score = (2+0)
+        elif x[1] == 'Y':
+            score = (3+3)
+        elif x[1] == 'Z':
+            score = (1+6)
+    #print (score)
+    total_score += score
+    score = 0
+
+print(total_score)
diff --git a/2022/day3/day3_part1.py b/2022/day3/day3_part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a48603d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day3/day3_part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import sys
+import numpy as np
+import pprint, string
+arr = []
+alpha=list(string.ascii_letters)
+values=[]
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
+	for l in f:
+		line=l.split()[0]
+		first, second = line[:len(line)//2],line[len(line)//2:]
+		shared=list(set(first)&set(second))[0]
+		index=alpha.index(shared)+1
+		values.append(index)
+		arr.append([first,second,shared,int(index)])
+		
+
+#pprint.pprint(arr)
+print(sum(values))
diff --git a/2022/day3/day3_part2.py b/2022/day3/day3_part2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bacc028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day3/day3_part2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import sys, pprint, string
+arr = []
+alpha=list(string.ascii_letters)
+values_part1=[]
+values_part2=[]
+with open(sys.argv[1]) as f:
+    for l in f:
+        line=l.split()[0]
+        first, second = line[:len(line)//2],line[len(line)//2:]
+        shared=list(set(first)&set(second))[0]
+        index=alpha.index(shared)+1
+        values_part1.append(index)
+        arr.append([line,first,second,shared,int(index)])
+        
+print(sum(values_part1))
+
+for i in range(0,len(arr),3):
+    shared=list(set(arr[i][0])&set(arr[i+1][0])&set(arr[i+2][0]))[0]
+    values_part2.append(int(alpha.index(shared)+1))
+
+print(sum(values_part2))
diff --git a/2022/day4/day4_part1.py b/2022/day4/day4_part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8884e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day4/day4_part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import sys
+from pprint import pprint
+from functools import reduce
+from operator import and_ 
+
+with open(sys.argv[1],"r") as f:
+    line = [line.rstrip('\n').split(',') for line in f]
+
+lines=[]
+
+def contains(superset, subset) -> bool:
+    # creates a list of boolean values and
+    # combines them using the and operator
+    return reduce(and_, [i in superset for i in subset])
+
+for i in line:
+    lines.append([i[0].split('-'),i[1].split('-')])
+ 
+for i in range(0, len(lines)):
+    temp = []
+    if int(lines[i][0][0]) == int(lines[i][0][1]):
+        temp = [int(lines[i][0][0])]
+    else:
+        for j in range(int(lines[i][0][0]),int(lines[i][0][1])+1):
+            temp.append(j)
+    
+    lines[i].append(temp)
+    temp = []
+    
+    if int(lines[i][1][0]) == int(lines[i][1][1]):
+        temp = [int(lines[i][1][0])]
+    else:
+        for j in range(int(lines[i][1][0]),int(lines[i][1][1])+1):
+            temp.append(j)
+
+    lines[i].append(temp)
+    temp = [] 
+
+    superset = lines[i][2]
+    subset = lines[i][3]
+
+    if contains(superset,subset):
+        lines[i].append(True)
+    elif contains(subset,superset):
+        lines[i].append(True)
+    else:
+        lines[i].append(False)
+
+count=0
+for i in range(0,len(lines)):
+    if lines[i][4]:
+        count+=1     
+print(count)
diff --git a/2022/day4/day4_part2.py b/2022/day4/day4_part2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d56011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day4/day4_part2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import sys
+from pprint import pprint
+from functools import reduce
+from operator import and_ 
+
+with open(sys.argv[1],"r") as f:
+    line = [line.rstrip('\n').split(',') for line in f]
+
+lines=[]
+
+def contains(A, B):
+    n = len(A)
+    return any(A == B[i:i + n] for i in range(len(B)-n + 1))
+     
+for i in line:
+    lines.append([i[0].split('-'),i[1].split('-')])
+ 
+for i in range(0, len(lines)):
+    temp = []
+    if int(lines[i][0][0]) == int(lines[i][0][1]):
+        temp = [int(lines[i][0][0])]
+    else:
+        for j in range(int(lines[i][0][0]),int(lines[i][0][1])+1):
+            temp.append(j)
+    
+    lines[i].append(temp)
+    temp = []
+    
+    if int(lines[i][1][0]) == int(lines[i][1][1]):
+        temp = [int(lines[i][1][0])]
+    else:
+        for j in range(int(lines[i][1][0]),int(lines[i][1][1])+1):
+            temp.append(j)
+
+    lines[i].append(temp)
+    temp = [] 
+
+    superset = lines[i][2]
+    subset = lines[i][3]
+
+    if any(item in superset for item in subset):
+        lines[i].append(True)
+    elif any(item in subset for item in superset):
+        lines[i].append(True)
+    else:
+        lines[i].append(False)
+
+count=0
+for i in range(0,len(lines)):
+    if lines[i][4]:
+        count+=1     
+print(count)
diff --git a/2022/day5/day5_part1.py b/2022/day5/day5_part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0accf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day5/day5_part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import sys
+from pprint import pprint
+
+arr = []
+
+if sys.argv[1] == "test_input":
+    stacks = [['N','Z'],['D', 'C','M'], ['P']]
+else:
+    stacks = [['Q','F','L','S','R'],['T','P','G','Q','Z','N'],['B','Q','M','S'],['Q','B','C','H','J','Z','G','T'],['S','F','N','B','M','H','P'],['G','V','L','S','N','Q','C','P'],['F','C','W'],['M','P','V','W','Z','G','H','Q'],['R','N','C','L','D','Z','G']]
+
+
+with open(sys.argv[1],"r") as f:
+    line = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in f]
+
+for i in range(0,len(line)):
+    arr.append([int(x) for x in line[i].split() if x.isdigit()])
+
+pprint(arr)
+pprint(stacks)
+print('----')
+for i in arr:
+    temp = []
+    #print('pre: ' + str(stacks))
+    #print('move ' + str(i[0]) + ' letter from stack ' + str(i[1]) + ' to stack ' + str(i[2]) )
+    for j in range(0,i[0]):
+        #print('range: ' + str(0) + ' to ' + str(i[0]))
+        #print('move ' + str(stacks[i[1]-1][0] + ' from '), end="")
+        #print('' + str(stacks[i[1]-1]), end="")
+        #print(' to ' + str(stacks[i[2]-1]))
+        temp += stacks[i[1]-1].pop(0)
+    if len(temp) > 1:
+        temp.reverse()
+    #print('stacks:: ' + str(temp))
+    #print(i[0])
+    if len(temp) != 0:
+        for l in temp:
+            stacks[i[2]-1].insert(0,l) 
+    else:
+        print('somehow temp length is 0')
+    temp = []
+    #print('post: ' + str(stacks))
+
+for i in stacks:
+    print(i[0],end="")
+print()
diff --git a/2022/day6/day6_part1.py b/2022/day6/day6_part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..057e83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day6/day6_part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import sys
+from pprint import pprint
+from collections import Counter
+
+with open(sys.argv[1], "r") as f:
+    line = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in f]
+print(line[0])
+letters = line[0]
+
+def find_dupe(input):
+    WC = Counter(input)
+    for letter, count in WC.items():
+        if (count > 1):
+            return True
+
+for i in range(0,len(letters)-3):
+    temp=""
+    for j in range(0,4):
+        temp += letters[i+j]
+    if not find_dupe(temp):
+        print(temp)
+        print(i+4)
+        break
diff --git a/2022/day6/day6_part2.py b/2022/day6/day6_part2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bee4a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day6/day6_part2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import sys
+from pprint import pprint
+from collections import Counter
+
+with open(sys.argv[1], "r") as f:
+    line = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in f]
+print(line[0])
+letters = line[0]
+
+def find_dupe(input):
+    WC = Counter(input)
+    for letter, count in WC.items():
+        if (count > 1):
+            return True
+
+for i in range(0,len(letters)-13):
+    temp=""
+    for j in range(0,14):
+        temp += letters[i+j]
+    if not find_dupe(temp):
+        print(temp)
+        print(i+14)
+        break
diff --git a/2022/day7/day7_part1.py b/2022/day7/day7_part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5711215
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day7/day7_part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from collections import defaultdict
+import sys
+
+
+def main():
+
+
+    lines = map(str.split, open(sys.argv[1]).read().splitlines())
+    path, dirs = [], defaultdict(int)
+
+    for l in lines:
+        if l[0] == "$":
+            if l[1] == "cd":
+                if l[2] == "..":
+                    path.pop()
+                else:
+                    path.append(l[2])
+        elif l[0] != "dir":
+            for i in range(len(path)):
+                dirs[tuple(path[: i + 1])] += int(l[0])
+
+    print(sum(size for size in dirs.values() if size <= 100000))
+
+    required = 30000000 - (70000000 - dirs[("/",)])
+
+    print(min(size for size in dirs.values() if size >= required))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/2022/day8/day8_part1.py b/2022/day8/day8_part1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28908e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day8/day8_part1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import sys
+
+from pprint import pprint
+
+with open(sys.argv[1],'r') as f:
+    lines = [[tree for tree in lines.rstrip('\n')] for lines in f]
+
+
+forrest = [['O' for i in range(len(lines))] for j in range(len(lines[0]))]
+
+for i in range(0,len(lines)):
+    for j in range(0,len(lines[i])):
+        forrest[i][j] = 'O'
+
+for i in range(0,len(lines)):
+    for j in range(0,len(lines[i])):
+        print(lines[i][j],end='') 
+        print('(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ') ',end='')
+    print()
+
+for i in range(0,len(lines)):
+    for j in range(0,len(lines[i])):
+        #print(lines[i][j],end='') 
+        #print('(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ') ',end='')
+        if (i > 0 and i < len(lines)-1) and (j > 0 and j < len(lines[i])-1):
+            #check up
+            print('-> Checking: ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j) + ')')
+            for l in range(0,i): #check up
+                if forrest[i][j] == 'X':
+                    break
+                #print('Range (up)  : ' + forrest[i][j]  +'>> '  + '0-' + str(i-1) + ' - ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ')' + ' <=> ' + str(lines[l][j]) + '(' + str(l) + ',' + str(j)+ ') ')
+                if (lines[i][j] <= lines[l][j]) and forrest[i][j] != 'X':
+                    for k in range(0,j): #check left
+                        if forrest[i][j] == 'X':
+                            break
+                        #print('Range (left): ' + forrest[i][j]  +'>> '  + '0-' + str(j-1) + ' - ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ')' + ' <=> ' + str(lines[i][k]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(k)+ ') ')
+                        if lines[i][j] <= lines[i][k] and forrest[i][j] != 'X':
+                            for p in range(i+1,len(lines)): #check down
+                                if forrest[i][j] == 'X':
+                                    break
+                                #print('Range (down): ' + forrest[i][j]  +'>> '  + str(i+1) + '-' + str(len(lines)) + ' - ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ')' + ' <=> ' + str(lines[p][j]) + '(' + str(p) + ',' + str(j)+ ') ')
+                                if lines[i][j] <= lines[p][j] and forrest[i][j] != 'X':
+                                    for q in range(j+1,len(lines[0])): #check right
+                                        if forrest[i][j] == 'X':
+                                            break
+                                        #print('Range (right): ' + forrest[i][j] + '>> '  + str(j+1) + '-' + str(len(lines[0])) + ' - ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ')' + ' <=> ' + str(lines[i][q]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(q)+ ') ')
+                                        if lines[i][j] <= lines[i][q] and forrest[i][j] != 'X':
+                                            forrest[i][j] = 'X'
+                                            #print('adding X')
+
+
+count=0
+
+for i in forrest:
+    for j in i:
+        if j == 'O':
+            count+=1
+print(count)
diff --git a/2022/day8/day8_part2.py b/2022/day8/day8_part2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3c7207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2022/day8/day8_part2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import sys
+
+from pprint import pprint
+
+with open(sys.argv[1],'r') as f:
+    lines = [[tree for tree in lines.rstrip('\n')] for lines in f]
+
+
+forrest = [['O' for i in range(len(lines))] for j in range(len(lines[0]))]
+
+for i in range(0,len(lines)):
+    for j in range(0,len(lines[i])):
+        forrest[i][j] = 'O'
+
+for i in range(0,len(lines)):
+    for j in range(0,len(lines[i])):
+        print(lines[i][j],end='') 
+        print('(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ') ',end='')
+    print()
+
+for i in range(0,len(lines)):
+    for j in range(0,len(lines[i])):
+        #print(lines[i][j],end='') 
+        #print('(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ') ',end='')
+        if (i > 0 and i < len(lines)-1) and (j > 0 and j < len(lines[i])-1):
+            #check up
+            print('-> Checking: ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j) + ')')
+            for l in range(0,i): #check up
+                print('Range (up)  : ' + forrest[i][j]  +'>> '  + '0-' + str(i-1) + ' - ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ')' + ' <=> ' + str(lines[l][j]) + '(' + str(l) + ',' + str(j)+ ') ')
+                if forrest[i][j] == 'X':
+                    break
+                if (lines[i][j] <= lines[l][j]):
+                    for k in range(0,j): #check left
+                        print('Range (left): ' + forrest[i][j]  +'>> '  + '0-' + str(j-1) + ' - ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ')' + ' <=> ' + str(lines[i][k]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(k)+ ') ')
+                        if forrest[i][j] == 'X':
+                            break
+                        if lines[i][j] <= lines[i][k]:
+                            for p in range(i+1,len(lines)): #check down
+                                print('Range (down): ' + forrest[i][j]  +'>> '  + str(i+1) + '-' + str(len(lines)) + ' - ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ')' + ' <=> ' + str(lines[p][j]) + '(' + str(p) + ',' + str(j)+ ') ')
+                                if forrest[i][j] == 'X':
+                                    break
+                                if lines[i][j] <= lines[p][j]:
+                                    for q in range(j+1,len(lines[0])): #check right
+                                        print('Range (right): ' + forrest[i][j] + '>> '  + str(j+1) + '-' + str(len(lines[0])) + ' - ' + str(lines[i][j]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(j)+ ')' + ' <=> ' + str(lines[i][q]) + '(' + str(i) + ',' + str(q)+ ') ')
+                                        if forrest[i][j] == 'X':
+                                            break
+                                        if lines[i][j] <= lines[i][q]:
+                                            forrest[i][j] = 'X'
+                                            #print('adding X')
+
+
+count=0
+
+for i in forrest:
+    for j in i:
+        if j == 'O':
+            count+=1
+print(count)