Ruben's LIfe

By 028200
  • My Birthday

    My Birthday
    I was born in Dalton, Georgia.
  • Trip to Mexico

    Trip to Mexico
    I was 4 years old when I went to Mexico for the first time. I went to visit my dad's parents in Guanajuato. It was the summer before I started school.
  • Cuba's President

    Cuba's President
    Fidel Castro stepped down as President of Cuba, after 32 years as president. His brother, Raul Castro, became the new president of Cuba
  • Presidential History

    Presidential History
    On November 5, 2008, Barack Obama was elected president of the United States of America. He became the first African-American president of the United States.
  • Car Accident

    I was in Texas, visiting my dad's sister (my aunt) and her kids. We were on our way to get something to eat and all of a sudden, we had hit a car's tail light. I had no idea what happened.
  • Bin Laden's death

    Bin Laden's death
    Osama bin Laden, the founder of the Islamist militant group, al- Qaeda, was killed. He was killed by U.S. Navy Seals in Pakistan
  • Cancer

    My parents went to Chattanooga to see how my cousin was and why they had sent him to the hospital there. They came back and they had told my brothers and I that our 15 year old cousin had been diagnosed with Leukemia.
  • Surgery

    I went to the doctor for pains near my waist. They had checked me and said I needed to go to the hospital so I could get my appendix taken out. I went and stayed for about a week in the hospital.
  • Grades

    I maintained a 95 or higher in all my classes throughout my whole sixth grade year.
  • Suspension

    I got suspended from Dalton Middle School. It helped me better my attitude and it also helped clean up my act. It was an experience that wasn't needed but it helped me greatly.