This first episode introduces the host Isha Dyfan to her audience. it gives a brief description of her school and university days in Sierra Leone and in England with very interesting and sometimes funny anecdotes of her life as a student. It  provides insights into her early professional career as a legal practitioner in Freetown in the late 1980s early 1990s that gives pointers to her later work as a women's right activist and professional. The Episode also hints at the impending crisis in Sierra Leone that resulted in a ten year civil war and the emergence of a vibrant women's movement dedicated to peace and women's political participation.