Category Archives: Firsts

sofar sounds

Posted on September 15, 2016 by cara protzko

You don’t have to go “so far” to hear some sounds yet you don’t know exactly where you’re going to hear those sounds until the day before nor do you know what you’re going to hear until you’re there.  This is the … Continue reading →

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green-wood cemetery

Posted on May 30, 2015 by cara protzko

this is how I spent my memorial day – in a cemetery – in BK – at my own leisure.  A family friend was telling me how much she enjoyed her visit there, and although it sounded odd, I knew … Continue reading →

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that tagged up, abandoned building – or not

Posted on May 23, 2015 by cara protzko

you know it, on the corner of Bowery and Spring, or maybe you don’t recall the exact address and only know that its downtown… or maybe you only know it if you saw…. let me jog your memory … you … Continue reading →

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street poets nyc

Posted on January 24, 2015 by cara protzko

(photo taken from their FaceBook page) Commuting back and forth to work every day by subway, you gain the ability to create an imaginary bubble around yourself to isolate and block out what is going on and who is around you.  Your bubble … Continue reading →

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sleep by night, dance by morning

Posted on June 21, 2014 by cara protzko

Typically in NYC, when a group of people are dancing at 7am it’s at a party that has carried over from the night before and they have yet to get to sleep.  That wasn’t the case this past Tuesday.  My … Continue reading →

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Candy makes everyone smile

Posted on March 17, 2014 by cara protzko

Around 10pm Tuesday night, my husband and I hailed a taxi. I went around the back to enter on the right side and noticed a ton of candy spewed across the back console of car. I thought, “oh, that was … Continue reading →

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bridge running

Posted on October 15, 2013 by cara protzko

As I train for the Marine Corps Marathon, finding different routes to run for my long training mileage has been challenging.  Knowing you will be on the road for 3 hours, Running the same old path doesn’t make for too … Continue reading →

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BK baby – saturday version

Posted on August 29, 2013 by cara protzko

Maybe because the VMA’s aren’t so “little”, and maybe because the scope of them doesn’t quite jive with the focus of my blog, but how is it that I didn’t know that the VMA’s were going to be in Brooklyn … Continue reading →

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swiss national day

Posted on July 30, 2013 by cara protzko

This time last week, I really didn’t know too much about Switzerland or the Swiss culture other than the K-Swiss sneakers I had to have in Middle School and my admiration for the hot and talented Roger Federer.  The closest … Continue reading →

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jazz age lawn party

Posted on June 28, 2013 by cara protzko

A few weeks ago, I attended the Saturday session of the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governor’s Island.   With all of the hype of The Great Gatsby film and the roaring 20’s parties that supported it,  I was particular interested … Continue reading →

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