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My Arrival to This World
Location: Durango, Durango, Mexico
Hospital: Hospital General de Durango
Date: June 9, 1996
Time: 2:50 a.m. -
My First Brother
Location: Guadalupe Victoria, Durango, Mexico
Hospital: Clinica Santa Maria
Date: June 6, 2000
Time: 11:00 a.m. -
Great Great-grandmother's Death
Location: Librado Rivera, Dgo, Mexico
Date: Early January 2001
Event: My great-grandmother passed away. She was mother of the father of my father (my paternal great-grandmother). -
My Mother's Life Change
Location: Corn fields near small town
Date: Middle of August 2001
Time: midday
Event: My mother got bitten by a rattlesnake and almost lost her life. -
Arrival to the United States
Date: Middle of July 2003
Time: Around 2 day trip
Departure: Durango, Mexico
Arrival: Denver, CO
Event: Me and my family arrived to the United States for the first time and we established in Denver, CO. -
Welcome to Elementary School
Date: August 18, 2005
Time: Morning
Event: My first time to go to Elementary school in the U.S. i started in 5th grade and my younger brother in 1st grade.
Comment: It ws really hard for me to get usd to all the new kind of kids, games, language, and living style. My little brother cried for the first two weeks. -
Welcome to Middle School
Date: August 8, 2007 Time: Morning Event: I started 6th grade in a strict school were English was spoken even though students were bilingual. I understood zero English. Comment: I fund it very difficult because I didn't knew English, had not a single friend, my teachers only knew English, I didn't knew basic math or any other subject. -
New Language In My Life
I started learning English in the middle of November. I was still a very shy person and still had difficulty at school. -
STRIVE Award Winner
I won the STRIVE Award in West Denver Prep for being the highest stuents of the whole 6th grade. Comment: There was a tie between me and a girl, so we both got the award. I was very happy that year and i started to take study more seriously. -
Great Aunt's Death
Event: My great aunt form my father's side died in Durango, Mexico in the early times of October 2008. Comments: That year was not an easy year from me, I didn't make many friends, lost family members, and I fell under depression. -
Great-grandfather's Death
Event: My great-grandfather from my mother's side died from diabetes. he was the father of my mother's mom. Comments: I miss him a lot because he was very fun and played with me and the rest of his grandsons. -
Middle School Graduation
Event: I graduated from my middle school, West Denver Prep, and said good bye to friends and teachers. i was ready to become a freshman at high school. Comments: i miss my middle school, so i go and visit whenever I can. -
Welcome to High School
Event: I became a freshman at CEC Middle College of Denver and make new friendships with other students and met new teachers. Comments; I enjoyed freshman year and I like the friends I made. -
Welcome to Sophomore Year
Event: I became a sophomore at CEC Middle College of Denver and I am really happy to know new people and teachers. I am studying Business Managment and Law. Comment: I hope this year treats me well and to have good grades; learn as much as possible.
