Peter Brown (Piero), Richard Addo (Jazzy), Bernard Buagbe (Bigass), and Farouk Abdallah. Unfortunately, dancing was a major distraction frommy books, so it came as no surprise when I failed woefully in my A-Level exams. It was embarrassing and a major wake-up call. At the time, Dad had decided to pursue his calling of being a full-time Pastor, so he had been transferred fromAccra to Winneba. So here I was, having just flunked my exam and relocating back home to Sekondi with no clear future plans. I knew I had to get my life back on track and find an optimal balance between my academic and social life. Back home in Sekondi, I set out to make my own friends, because this time around I was going to be home for the long haul and not a short stay. It didn’t take long for me to become buddies with this group of friends that I would later see as family: Hon. Andrew Egyapa Mercer (Bobo), Rev. Emmanuel AtoMercer (Pelele), Yofi and Yokwesi Hayfron Benjamin (Banlo Senior and Junior), Francis Bus-Moses (Bus-Mo), Emmanuel Eguakun (Scarface), Egya Akese Chinbua (Bala) and later Samuel Arthur (Totche) andManfred Gaisie (Abu) to name a few. We have become a brotherhood that has continuously cheered and supported each other to achieve our respective life goals. A Big shoutout to my Sekondi crew for being real brothers for 3 decades and counting. Even though we were a close-knit brotherhood, I developed a special friendship with Bobo. I desperately needed to find that optimal balance between academics and my social life, and it didn’t take me long to realise that Bobo had figured it out. He had performed well in his A-Level exams, and I really admired how he struck that balance. After an extra year at home, I finally passed the A-Level exams and gained admission to the University of Ghana, Legon (Legon), to study Economics, Geography and Political Science. 19
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