And yet this weekend marked the first time I'd ever participated in a clothing swap.
For the first time I will be participating in the festivities.
The first time I went out canvassing -- the first time I helped to participate in the democratic process, was when I was 12 in Detroit and my parents insisted that I help out with the McGovern campaign.
"The second time I went there, I participated in a spiritual ceremony where we drank the Huni (Ayahuasca).
This is the first time that I participate in such activities".
Brett Fraser's participation in the Beijing Olympics marked the first time he participated in any Olympic games.
For the first time candidates participated in televised debates in which they criticized the president.
So someone like Javier Peres, the hip LA and Berlin gallerist who's right at home at a fair such as Art Basel Miami Beach, felt like a fish out of water the first time he participated in Art Dubai.
This was not the first time Raskob participated in a pooling venture.
