Rosby Kome Mensah ’14

Hometown: Ghana 

Major: Chemistry and Economics working on a possible Math minor 
Relationship Status: Single

 

Rosby Kome Mensah: I didn’t really know what I wanted to do I just knew I wanted to go a liberal arts school. But then I realized I went to a very small boarding school and didn’t want that same experience. I didn’t want a big state school but I didn’t want something too small and Brandeis just seemed like the right size. It is also very close to Boston! 

 

RKM: I went to a boarding school (in Ghana) for high school so it isn’t a problem to live away from home. I’m very independent. 

 

RKM: I used to be involved in the student union as a freshman and sophomore. Now I am in the IBS program so I am involved in the Global markets investment club and African business club. I also play intramural basketball and football and I am a Brother of ZBT. 

 

RKM: I was recruited 2 years ago. I got on their radar by attending events and the founder is a Brandeis Alum. They were looking for people who were good with people and being social and could get the work. I am a promoter (VIP Host) for the “Flavor Media Team”, which is an entertainment group that promotes top clubs and bars in Boston. We do huge events for occasions such as New Years EVE, EDM concerts and boat cruises. 

 

RKM: I went abroad in high school a lot. That was when I first went to Holland and now I go at least once a year, usually at the time of Christmas break because I can stop there on my way home. 

 

RKM: Holland is my favorite place besides home. 

 

RKM: I wanted to go abroad but didn’t have the chance because I was double majoring. However, I do plan on going abroad if I stay for a 5th year as part of the MBA program. I would want to go to Spain, France, Japan or Brazil because I have never been. 

 

RKM: I love listening to music. I listen to basically everything. I also play a lot of basketball and football and go to gym to keep in shape. I also watch sports, really just basketball and football. 

 

RKM: If you are looking for somewhere to hangout then Newberry Street. There are some really nice coffee shops especially in the fall. Also you can rent bikes and bike riding in Cambridge is fun. If you are looking for a night out I would recommend Club Royale, Umbria Prime or Down Ultra Lounge is a new really nice place. 

 

RKM: I have a really good memory. I remember weird/random things about people. 

 

HC: What would your ideal date be?
RKM: Dinner at a Japanese restaurant and then going to an NBA game after. 

 

 

…Live in one place for the rest of your life?
I would want to be a scuba diver instructor in Aruba, or somewhere exotic and tropical with nice beaches and a hammock. 

 

…Have one song stuck in your head for a year?
Shelter by the XX

 

…Have one super power?
Mind reading 

 

…Go on a date with anyone alive or dead?
Scarlett Johanson (when she had the red hair) 

 

 

…Music? 
A lot of R&B and alternative rock music 

 

…Artist?
Drake, Wale, and Jay-Z

 

…Movie?
The Departed

 

…TV Show?
Dexter, Downtown Abbey, and House

 

…Sports Teams?
Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavs (NBA), San Fran 49ers, Patriots (NFL) 

 

…Food?
Fu Fu with goat meat soup. Fu fu is boiled cassava (yam) and plantain and you pound it together until it is really smooth and fine and make into balls and pour the soup on it. 

 

…Book?
‘The Sicilian’ by Mario Puzo and ‘Darkness More Then Night’ by Michael Connelly 

 

…Class at Brandeis?
Econometrics taught by Professor David Pertunuzzo 

 

RKM: “EVERYONE SHOULD VISIT GHANA OR SIERRA LIONE IN HIS OR HER LIFETIME!!!”