"I hustled for cash and dated a mzungu," local singer Rabbit reveals

My university experience, though in a foreign land, opened my eyes musically.

In fact, it was in college that I developed the love for musical pieces. Since I was in love with mathematics, it was hard to imagine that I could pursue music as a career.

My hands were full, and so I had to juggle between accounting, music and a small business to make some money. Most of the time, I wished class could end sooner to afford me some time to write songs. Interestingly, I never sang, all I did was write lots of songs in college.

Britain seemed strange at first, as it was my first time in the country. But I got used to it after a while. Still, I missed home. You know, the matatu culture, ugali matumbo and even the dusty and littered streets.

Lectures were fun, and I remember this young beautiful lecturer who made her classes fun to attend. She was very beautiful, which occasionally prompted me to tease her - not in a bad way. Unfortunately, this put me in her bad books. But she understood that it was all because of her beauty.

My favourite lecturer was one super-intelligent chap called Brian. He taught me Tax Accounting.

I must say I never felt lonely while in Britain. I had some Kenyan friends for company. We would hang out together and do some part time jobs for extra cash.

I remember an unfortunate incident when a friend of mine was racially harassed. We had to complain to the administration before the issue was solved.

Do you know that I dated a white girl? Yes, I did and we loved each other so much. But when I came back to Kenya, the long distance weakened the relationship. Soon, I started dating my current lovely wife. However, we still exchange greetings with the mzungu girl occasionally.

I had lots of fun in campus, no regrets.

Rabbit is a popular Kenyan musician. He studied accounting at the Metropolitan University in Britain which he joined in 2006.