Esther Neema, a dear friend from high school, decided to stick to her guns and insist on what she wanted – to study in the US – even while everyone else around her thought she was chasing an impossible dream. But she made it there when she was 20 years old, 3 years after starting her journey.

I have known Myles Mugo since we were still shedding milk teeth in class 2 and now, 2 decades later I get to share with you an interview with him on our shared birthday about his move to the UK as an undergraduate student and how the initial process was. He is currently living in London.