Momodou Sabally's Memoirs of his UEP experience is a lively, readable narrative. It moves quickly and draws, or rather teases, the reader forward through three years of ups and downs in the story of the author's "coming of age" as a scholar in the context of his country's first encounter with university education at home. An absolutely compelling story of great courage, imagination, and iron-willed determination to reach the highest levels of university education. This story is a must read for anyone seriously interested in the inextricable links between higher education, individual achievement, and national development. -Dr. Michael J. Larson, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada An honest, hilarious, and riveting account of the Saint Mary's University Extension Programme. This book is a work of historical significance. - Hassoum Ceesay, Historian and Curator of The Gambia National Museum