My Kicks

I brought three pairs of shoes with me to europe but one one pair became my "Kicks". I had a pair of Adidas sneakers, a pair of brown leather Clarks, and a pair of white low top converse. Although I had three pairs I wore my Converse 90 percent of the time. They became my go to shoe and I actually grew an emotional connection to them. Never before had i grown to love a pair of shoes so much but due to the countless miles I walked in these shoes, they became a part of me. I never washed them and I rarely wore socks with them so its safe to say they smelt ripe. They came with me through 11 countries for over 75 days and I was looking forward to having them forever. I loved them so much that I was planning on keeping them and giving them to my son one day. Unfortunately while I was in Croatia my family and I were on a kayaking trip around an island and i decided to take my cons off and put them on the back of my boat. Well, as karma would have it, I tried to flip the boat with my sister on it and ended up flipping my boat as well. I didn't think much of it and i just flipped it back over and kept going. We pulled up to shore after a 3-4 hour kayak journey and I reached for my shoes and they were no where to be found. They had sunk to the bottom of the adriatic sea when I flipped the boat. At first I was very upset. I truly loved those shoes. I had so many amazing memories in those shoes. As I continued to think about it I came to terms with my loss and I realized that maybe the bottom of the ocean is a good resting place for my shoes. They were so great to me while in europe and now they get to hang out in the most beautiful place in eastern europe. I guess I can go buy a new pair of Kicks to have even more great memories in.

-R