The expectation I had for Ghana as a youth did not come true. I thought we would be at a certain level today but essentially we have been deteriorating. That's disappointing. We were excited for independence at the beginning. When we were young, we had so many things that were better than now. We had a public address system that the government would use for mass education. They would advise us to gather at a central place and talk to us about points of concern like a public health issue or customs. Usually, they would play some music and show some cartoons before the speeches. There was also an order at school. But it was also an adventurous time. I remember in our dorm rooms we would wait until late at night and then eat secretly. A few of us would take different foods we had in our chopboxes and eat together. We would say “no contribution no chop”. I had a love for Mathematics and Physics at school. But I learnt about the atom in my Chemistry class. Then I heard that the Americans and the Russians are working with atoms. I didn't know they were using atoms to make bombs. I wanted to know more. I tried to learn more in the libraries. When I found out that America and Russia were giving scholarships to African students, I applied. I did my MSc. in Nuclear Physics and Russian Language at the Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia So that’s how I moved into nuclear physics as a lifelong passion.