First time meme

In response to this post, ask me about the first time I did something.
It can be anything--the first time I used chopsticks, the first time someone I knew died,
the first time I left the country, my first OTP, the first time someone of the opposite sex saw me naked.
I'll answer in the thread. Then (if you like) put it on your journal and I'll ask you questions.

Today's trivia: Every night, wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles (jaws) into position, stretch out at right angles to the stem, and, with legs dangling, fall asleep