diff --git a/first_largest.py b/first_largest.py
index db28c39..54152d6 100644
--- a/first_largest.py
+++ b/first_largest.py
@@ -2,14 +2,29 @@
 Python program to find the largest element and its location.
 """
 
-def largest_element(a):
+def largest_element(a, loc = False):
     """ Return the largest element of a sequence a.
     """
-
-    return None
+    try:
+        maxval = a[0]
+        location = 0
+        for (i,e) in enumerate(a):
+            if e > maxval:
+                maxval = e
+                location = i
+        if loc == True:
+            return maxval, location
+        else:
+            return maxval
+    except ValueError:
+        return "Value Error"
+    except TypeError:
+        return "Type error, my dude. You can't compare those."
+    except:
+        return "Unforseen error! What did you do?"
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
-    a = [1,2,3,2,1]
-    print("Largest element is {:}".format(largest_element(a)))
+    a = ["a","b","c",2,1]
+    print("Largest element is {:}".format(largest_element(a, loc=True)))
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 2813679..ae2671a 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@
 class FirstLargest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_largest_is_first(self):
-        given = [1,2,3,2,1]
-        expect = 3
+        given = [5,3,4,2,1]
+        expect = 5
         got = largest_element(given)
         self.assertEqual(got, expect)
-   
+    def test_largest_is_first(self):
+        given = [5,3,4,2,1]
+        expect = 5, 0
+        got = largest_element(given, loc=True)
+        self.assertEqual(got, expect) 
     """ ADD MORE  """
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':