diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85dc978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+sherpa: sherpa.c
+	$(CC) sherpa.c -o sherpa -Wall
+	printf("Installing latest version of sherpa...")
+	printf("Installed successfully")
diff --git a/sherpa-v.py b/sherpa-v.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99a1d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sherpa-v.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+print ("Sherpa Terminal Emulator Version 0.1")
+print ("___________________")
+print ("| 		  |")
+print ("| //              |")
+print ("|  //             |")
+print ("|   //            |")
+print ("|  //             |")
+print ("| //              |")
+print ("|                 |")
+print ("|_________________|")
diff --git a/sherpa.c b/sherpa.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7a3de3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sherpa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#include <vte/vte.h>
+
+static void
+child_ready(VteTerminal *terminal, GPid pid, GError *error, gpointer user_Data)
+{
+	if (!terminal) return;
+	if (pid == -1) gtk_main_quit();
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	GtkWidget *window, *terminal;
+
+	/* init gtk window and terminal */
+	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+	terminal = vte_terminal_new();
+	window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
+	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(window), "Sherpa");
+
+	/* start new shell */
+	gchar **envp = g_get_environ();
+	gchar **command = (gchar *[]){g_strdup(g_environ_getenv(envp, "SHELL")), NULL };
+	g_strfreev(envp);
+	vte_terminal_spawn_async(VTE_TERMINAL(terminal),
+		VTE_PTY_DEFAULT,
+		NULL,	/* working dir */
+		command,	/* command */
+		NULL,	/* environment */
+		0,	/* spawn flags */
+		NULL, NULL,	/* child setup */
+		NULL,	/* child pid */
+		-1,	/* timeout */
+		NULL,	/* cancellable */
+		child_ready,	/* callback */
+		NULL);	/* user_data */
+
+	/* connect signals */
+	g_signal_connect(window, "delete-event", gtk_main_quit, NULL);
+	g_signal_connect(terminal, "child-exited", gtk_main_quit, NULL);
+
+	/* combine widgets and run main loop */
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window), terminal);
+	gtk_widget_show_all(window);
+	gtk_main();
+}