Gamel SanKarl

'Yo Bro, you're next!'.  Those were the exact words the gentleman in this picture said to me when we met last weekend. It was his wedding and as his friend, I went to celebrate with him on his special day.  Did I say, friend? Scratch that...he is rather a brother from another mother. We were study partners all through our time as undergraduate students at UCC.  We both specialised in Human Biology in our third year and became roommates in our final year. So, we've moved past just being friends to being brothers. And he is my doctor/ primary care physician as well.  Even though we often chat on the phone, we hadn't seen in person for a long time, so I was particularly excited to see him. We were in the company of another mutual friend of ours, Kwabena Darko in whose company I attended the ceremony. While we were having a chat, Kwabena passed a comment saying; "the best grades I ever had in UCC was during the semester I joined these guys to study. Charley, these ...

Today, I and the team at Africa Dyslexia Organisation led by Rosalin Abigail Kyere-Nartey are hosting the second edition of the Dyslexia Education Stakeholders Forum.  I am on duty today as a Rapporteur for the forum. We are done with the first session and are about to get started on the second.  The conversations about Rethinking Inclusivity in our Educational system have been insightful and intriguing so far. In truth, every child can learn and should be given the needed assistance to excel as a learner. 

On Wednesday, I chanced upon one of my former classmates, Jay AG, from Prempeh College.  It was such a good time to catch up and reminisce on our days in the Science 5 class of our year group. We have not seen since June 2007 except for a couple of calls exchanged in the past. That's some 16 years ago...we were still teenagers then!  It's exciting to know most of us are doing amazing things in our various professional fields. It appears Jay follows me on here and knows a lot about what I have been up to and it is humbling.   I must admit it was an absolute pleasure meeting one of the nerds of my class. This one loved to read novels and was always found neck deep reading one. Given that he has moved to a suburb closer to mine, we will be hanging out a lot more to share thoughts and see areas where we could possibly collaborate.  Dr. John Adu-Gyam is a dentist and is currently in residency at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital for his specialisation. He also has ...