roof-jumping hooligans

shared by Colleen Kuusinen, longtime friend

Anyone recognize this view? While I was attending college at UC Berkeley, Anaal came to visit me. Walking around campus, Anaal suddenly had the urge to get on the roof of one of the buildings so that we could really see the beautiful bay. We wandered into Main Library and started exploring random staircases and hallways that seemed to lead both up and away from the administrative doorways of a university library. In some hallway somewhere that I’m sure I could never find again, we found a window half open that led us exactly where we wanted: to the roof. Not usually a rule breaker, it was thrilling to be up there and, she was right, the view was spectacular. I took this photo of Anaal as she jumped, trying to capture the sense of freedom and exhilaration we both felt being up there together. I always felt so free around Anaal.