Oftentimes we become too attached to our material possessions that we are afraid to lose them and as such, hold ourselves back from realizing something even greater. For me, I was super attached to this favorite pair of red sneakers that had quickly become associated with my identity as a rooftopper. The process of getting to the top of the highest roof in the Western Hemisphere has irrevocably damaged them but in letting go and in fully giving into the climb, I've been able to experience this city in a way most wouldn't dare to. First I surrendered, and then I fell in love.
