Alberto Raul Lalo ’14

Name: Alberto Raul Lalo
Class: 2014
Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Major: Anthropology and Business
 
What on-campus activities do you participate in? I am a member of the billiards club, I do my laundry every other week, and I do anything that doesn’t require me to leave my bed.
What is your favorite quote? “What is this?! A school for ants?!” —Derek Zoolander from “Zoolander”
What is your favorite movie? “Do you know how hard it is to answer this question? I might self-destruct.”
What is the last song you listened to? “Across the Universe” —The Beatles
What are you hobbies? Playing the guitar, watching movies and TV shows, and playing tennis.
If your friends had to describe you in three words, what would they be? Adorable, fun and easy-going
What is an interesting fact that no one knows about you? “I’ve seen every James Bond movie.”
What is the most dangerous thing you’ve ever done? “I’m not that reckless.”
What are three things you can’t live without? My guitar, plantains and the beach.
What would your perfect day consist of? Waking up late, going straight to Solea (a Spanish restaurant in Waltham) with friends and staying there for hours. Then taking a nap to digest the food and afterwards chilling with friends until the morning
What is your favorite Brandeis memory? When I re-united with my midyear friends from the London program I did first semester. “Coming back to campus in January and seeing all of them after being at home for a month is my favorite memory so far.”
What is your favorite place to which you’ve traveled? Cancun.
What is the craziest thing you’ve done to impress a girl? I wrote her six different letters, each leading to another—like a scavenger hunt—until she got to a park where I was waiting for her with two dozen roses and chocolate.
What are the best and worst things that have happened to you this week? Well the best is that there is no class on Thursday, but the food at Usdan so far has been “no bueno.”