Do Something Before You Die chronicles the life of a young and promising academic, Cundeipuss, who leaves Britain to pursue a career as a lecturer at the University of Iloso, Iperia, a country in Africa. Cundeipuss had divorced his young wife who sees no logic in his decision to leave the prospects Britain offers for the uncertainties in Iperia. Cundeipuss would soon become a friend to disappointments but relishes each moment with bottles of Stella, a popular beer brand in Iperia. Like the average academic at the University, Cundeipuss spends most of his leisure periods at the University Staff Club where he meets the good, bad and ugly of the academic community. At the time of Cundeipuss' arrival, Iperia witnessed a large influx of expatriates, especially at the University of Ilosho. However, an economic downtown in the fortune of the country will not spare Cundeipuss and his fellow expatriates from misery.