Life on campus has a predictable trajectory. Some liken the behavior of students to that of a moth:wherever there is light, whatever the source, the moth will go after it. This behavior is perhaps best captured by relationships between the sexes, with the light being represented by the availability of money.
The first semester of an academic year is always filled with mixed fortunes for different students. While continuing students are faced with anxieties of possible supplimentaries ( sups) the newcomers are filled with pride, Nothing as it would seem can go wrong. They have finally made it to the highest academic institution in the land.
However,its not all gloom for the continuing students because a new semester also marks the arrival of new students. To the old students this means a fresh supply of boyfriends and girlfriends. At this take off stage, life is rife with intrigue, suspense and drama as the students sharpen their seduction skills. The creative content of TV commercials comes in handy. Terms in use at the time come into wide currency like ponyoka na fresher, making life fresher and freshers the pride of campus. The arrival of new students thus adds spice to the semester.
The wallets and purses are bursting at the seams with HELB loan and money from parents and relatives. With or without the spice of the freshers, the first four of five weeks of the semester could be described as heavenly for many a pleasure seeker. Everything is cool especially for those who have passed all their examinations. In the chips cafes,eyes are fixed on dishes like chicken, smokies ,fries and kebabs without remembering that a time will come when they will start spending a lot of time trying to budget for the cheapest meals.
Come Fridays, popularly known as ' members day', majority of students troop to a nearby entertainment joint commonly known as 'F2'. The seriously moneyed will hire a car and, with their lovers, drive to exclusive bars in Eldoret town where they will rub shoulders with the town's prominent people.
I can see those times when you were a first year.
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