What’s a dream worth? Along a community centre in Sommerstown, I provoke my mental faculties to answer my youthful question. I am walking towards University of Portsmouth. This walk is in confirmation of a dream I had back as a child. My Dad once told me “soma mpaka uende ng’ambo” on those occasions he was in good moods.
Along the way I meet some young white girls. By now their accent is not alien to me.

I can even tell what they say and mean in their whispers. The girls are smoking in style and in rhythmical design. Just a quick thought dances in my brain saying if I was a smoker in my teen days, chances are I wouldn’t be in UK for masters.In this town you will be amazed by its cleanliness. There is no dumping anyhow. The city council is abreast in making habitats clean and serene.

In the University House a young girl smiles at me. She must have recognized am new. The decorum of this place asserts in confidence that intellectualism is highly respected here. Hard work is recognized, paid and celebrated. No shortcuts to success. The students from day one are strictly advised that honesty is the way and the only way.Being a senior student I have the privilege to meet my personal tutor and discuss issues of intercontinental significance.

I go through her mind exploring how she came to be so respected in this town. She sips a glass of water and says, a dream is worth adventure. Whatever you package in the adventure determines the nature in which you will receive your dream.That was deep. But at least I understood adventure of the dream. And Portsmouth being an Island I decided to walk along the waterfronts. They are well protected and administered. No dumpsites. The breeze that blows my way is a million dollar breeze.It tells me I can dream again. But what will be my dreams worth.

I watch the sunset. Resilience! Yes that one. I will and I must be strong enough not to be swayed by the winter. As the sun goes by, I pick my camera and capture the moment. Within the dream there is a hobby, to keep reminding me I have a purpose to chase.

Later having a chat with my house mate he tells me how great I am. I don’t respond. It is my usual characteristic habit to think quietly whenever a ig shoe is put on me. After enough right and left brain converses, I tell him so do you!!! In unison we realize the orientation program is over and we have now to attend classes and engage the Doctors and professors.
As a young person when you read this, value your dream. You will be amazed to know how cheap your ways are!!!!