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ISSUE 21, JUNE 2019
Backstage of The Producers
read. I like the stories and the philosophy behind some of
them. So it’s this one and Dorian Gray. I remember when
I started reading that on my Kindle, I was underlining
something on almost every page, it was that good.
It could be, but one person’s not going to make a difference. I
can make a very small local impact, of course, but nothing more.
Well, that could be an example to set. And next time I
interview you, we could go over these questions and see
how things turned out, both for you and for our society. 
Do you remember how you came to attend ACS?
Well, I like that optimism.
Partially. When I was in 7th grade, we actually had the
exams for public schools first, and for ACS it was in June or
something. It was like my not even second choice. Because
I was quite poor as a student, up to 7th grade, I didn’t
have good grades or anything, but I still got in. I think my
parents probably suggested it was quite a nice school. I still
remember them telling me when I got accepted, I was riding
my bike at my grandma’s village, and I was quite happy. I
never planned for it, it was just something that happened.
It’s the coffee, it will wear off.
Did you have a favorite teacher?
I had quite a few very nice teachers. The one that I remember
is Mr. Stevens for English. I had him in grade 11. I liked him
and it was really funny, because the first time we had class
with him, everyone was really scared, because he looked so
serious and mean. And then he starts cracking jokes, but
keeping his poker face on, so he says a joke and you need, like,
a few seconds to realize what he had actually just said. That
was very nice. And the books we were reading were fine too.
This is the second thing that “kind of just happened,” that
potentially made a huge impact on your future, coming
up with Vinghen when you were 7 being the first one.
Speaking of books, do you have a favorite one? Apart
from the engineering textbooks. Could be, yes. I mean, I hope Vinghen has a huge impact
on my future.
I really like Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo books. There are a
few of them that make for one big story, there is one where
Captain Nemo (spoiler alert) dies, and it’s about something
completely different, but at the end, some people on an
island help an old man hidden in a cave and they realize it’s
Captain Nemo. That’s quite thrilling. I do like Jules Verne,
he is a bit naive, of course, his books always start pretty
slowly, but once they pick up, they are very enjoyable to I do wish that for you as well.
What would you like to wish/tell whoever’s reading
this, mostly alumni?
Be fond of your memories at ACS and not only that. Come
to the Christmas Reception and the Reunions, because it’s
nice to see how everyone is now.
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