Not only was it my first time to witness this, but to me, it was a big deal because a few of the friends I made in September were graduating. I never thought that I would be there to attend their graduation.
To me, I felt joyful at the fact that they are now moving on to bigger things, though not in the same location, but on the same field as I am.
At the graduation, there were many who attended but just so you know, maybe half of those attending were there because the vice president of Kenya was there! 
It was also history in the making in my opinion. Not only was this the year with the most graduates but they were also changing the name from Scott Theological College to Scott Christian University. A friend of mine was graduating from his diploma program and will be going back for his degree. To me, this is unique because he graduated on the year that Scott Theological College is changing their name and later on, he will graduate with the new name, Scott Christian University. Two graduating papers with different names but same institution.
Since it was my first time attending a graduation like this, it was an eye-opener to me. I thought that the students would all gather together and eat, have reception in a dining hall while the visitors would be there as well but I was wrong. All the graduates would break off into their own groups and celebrate with their community that they have invited. 
I had a huge dilemma because I could not choose which "community group" to attend for their "reception." By the way, when I say reception, it's not fancy tables set up with a 3-4 course meal. It's really loaves of bread, possibly chapati's, soda and cake. Interesting!
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