diff --git a/lcthw-remnants-2/.gitignore b/lcthw-remnants-2/.gitignore
index f37cd25..f65443b 100644
--- a/lcthw-remnants-2/.gitignore
+++ b/lcthw-remnants-2/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ ex5
 ex6
 ex7
 ex8
+ex9
diff --git a/lcthw-remnants-2/ex9.c b/lcthw-remnants-2/ex9.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6b463c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcthw-remnants-2/ex9.c
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  int numbers[4] = {0};
+  char name[4] = {'a'};
+
+  // first, print them out raw
+  printf("numbers: %d %d %d %d\n",
+      numbers[0], numbers[1],
+      numbers[2], numbers[3]);
+
+  printf("name each: %c %c %c %c\n",
+      name[0], name[1],
+      name[2], name[3]);
+
+  printf("name: %s\n", name);
+
+  // setup the numbers
+  numbers[0] = 1;
+  numbers[1] = 2;
+  numbers[2] = 3;
+  numbers[3] = 4;
+
+  // setup the name
+  name[0] = 'Z';
+  name[1] = 'e';
+  name[2] = 'd';
+  name[3] = '\0';
+
+  // then print them out initialized
+  printf("numbers: %d %d %d %d\n",
+      numbers[0], numbers[1],
+      numbers[2], numbers[3]);
+
+  printf("name each: %c %c %c %c\n",
+      name[0], name[1],
+      name[2], name[3]);
+
+  // print the name like a string
+  printf("name: %s\n", name);
+
+  // another way to use name;
+  char *another = "Zed";
+
+  printf("another: %s\n", another);
+  printf("another each: %c %c %c %c\n",
+      another[0], another[1],
+      another[2], another[3]);
+
+  return 0;
+}