Malala Yousafzai

You know, I think about the roof climbing experience oftentimes because that was offered to me by a stranger at college who told me that there is this crazy thing that only cool college students do.

And he offered it to me and I said, OK, I'll see you at midnight.

I told my security, like, I'm done for the day and you guys can go to sleep.

Yeah, I mean, it was awkward to have like guys following you.

But at the same time, it just helped me have the opportunity to experience these things and not be worried about safety and security.

So yeah, but for that night, the roof climbing night, I told them, I think I'm going to be safe on my own.

I said, you guys can go to bed.

So it's midnight.

I follow the stranger.

We go up to the fourth floor of the building and there's a small window in this room.

And he tells me that we need to sneak out through the window and then walk by this narrow path on the roof.

One misstep and you could fall.

And I am just nodding and I laugh.

And I follow him, and it was a really scary way, making it up to the rooftop.

And on the rooftop, there's this bell tower, like the clock tower.

And that moment just felt surreal.

I just thought I had like conquered something.

I was breathing in the fresh air and I was looking down, just seeing some students still up at night or the light was still on in some rooms.

And I was thinking maybe that they're still trying to finish their essay or just feeling a moment of victory.

And I was so scared that I might be like kicked out of college for this and this happening so soon.