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Birth
On July 29, 1999 I was born -
Beginning school
I started pre-school at Eisenhower when I was 4. One of my earliest memories was when we watched baby chicks hatch out of their eggs. Another memory was when I was really mad at a kid for using blocks that I had wanted to use, so when he was done building I pushed him and he fell, knocking the blocks down. I laughed and then jumped on him and he ended up with a bloody nose while I had a time-out. -
Starting swimming
When I was 5 I started swimming at the YMCA. After four years there I was tired of swimming and not getting a lot of experience. I moved to another swim team called DASH where I started to train. I still swim for DASH and am at the highest ranked group right now. -
First getting Pooch
When I was 6 on my brother's birthday my dad surprised us by getting a dog. We didn;t know what to name him and finally decided on Pooch. -
stiches abouve eye
When I was 7 I was running around my grandmother's playground. While I was running my cousing was playing on a swing. He accidently hit me on the eyelid and I was immediatly rushed to the hospital. They gave me 12 stiches and told me if I was hit about 10 centimeters lower I would have been blind in my right eye. -
Switching schools
When I was 8 I switch schools to irving. At first I was scared but I made a bunch of new friends. ALso a lot of kids that went to Eishenhower also went to Irving with me like Louie Physious. -
Loras Math Competition
WHen I was 10 I went to Loras to participate in a math competition. I tied with Brendan Howe for 1st and 2nd and we were given a problem and whoever got it right would win. Brendan had answer the question first but got it wrong and when I answer first I was awarded 1st witha plaque. -
Pooch dies
While I was in Singapore my dad had told me that Pooch had died. He had cancer for 4 months and had recovered. But then suddenly he had Lukemia again and died a day before my birthday. -
Zones
When I was 12 I had made it to Swimming Zones. What that means is that if you get a triple A (which is very hard) you are allowed to go to Indianpolis where you swim against the Midwest. Also while I was there they had a contest where all the swimmers would be in the middle of the pool and they would throw a bucket of rubber ducks. Each duck had a number on it and whoever got a certain number would get a picture of an olympica swimmer and his autograph. I was lucky and got his autograph. -
Mathcounts
For 3 years (counting this one) I had participated in a math program called MATHCOUNTS. My brother had also did it but only went to state once when he was in 8th grade. In 6th grade I had made it to state and had placed 28th in state. Agian in 7th grade I made it to state and was placed 9th. I was really mad because I knew that the top 5 would go to Florida for a national competition. This year is my last year and I hope that I can make state and go to Washington D.C. -
plane ride to bali
On our way to Bali my cousin dared me to take a pillow and put it under my shirt. So while we were leaving the plane the flight attendent was saying good-bye to everyone. When she was saying good-bye to me she looked really surprise. When I had gotton off the plane I was stopped by security because they had thought that i was carryng a weapon or drugs.In the end we were able to leave and they let me keep the pillow. It was one of the funniest things I've done. -
Bali
When I went to Singapore my uncle surprsied me by telling me that we were going to Bali this summer. While we were there I learned how to surf and saw a breathtaking view of the mountains. -
first time surfing
When we first started to surf it was very hard. The board was really heavy and we had to walk 15 minutes before we could actully get to the beach. The first person that was actully able to stand on the board was my cousin and finally fell when i pushed her. We had lots of fun and stayed for hours until we left. -
Honor Band
About 20 people and me went to Loras College and had practice the day playing songs. There was about 4 other percussionist with me so I played a bunch of different parts. It was an amazing experience and I learned a lot of new things.
