The Moustache VIA University College, Campus Viborg Contents: Victor’s thought : find out Victor’s funny thoughts when he thinks about baby angels, this issue on page 2; The strange phenomena of the lake birds as been seen and experienced by Sir Steve, find out more on page 2; Grab the opinion of 3 Danish Eras- mus students who went to Romania on page 3; Taste some music and find out more about the Mogwai concert in Århus on page 3; Don’t miss the interview with sweet Caroline, our Animation Teacher, on page 4; Try not to let your mouth water while you are reading about the Bring and Bite on page 4; Investigating Practices and Animation as a Learning Tool - what did the Erasmus students do up to now on pages 5-6; Peter shares the thoughts of a semes- ter in the Animation module on page 6; Xavi can tell you more about cam- pus sporting life on page 7; Victor’s thought - more fun with seri- ous hilarious thoughts 2 News - the biting birds over the lake have a sense for English people 2 VIA Talk - Danish students in Roma- nia and did Erasmus work for them 3 Interview - Caroline talks about Animation as a Learning Tool Mod- 4 Movie Night - what can you see in the drama room or enjoy at home 5 Erasmus Pulse Check - what’s new these weeks for the two modules 5-6 Origami art - one more interesting story about sculpture through folding 7 Inside this issue: Walking through this Danish cold wind, with my head buried in my thick scarf, my hands thrust deeply into my pockets and my hair violently hitting my semi-opened eyes. This makes me dream of sandy beaches, 35 degree tempera- tures, short skirts and sandals. I find this fantasy a good way of keeping warm while walking through the streets of Viborg. It‟s not always like this though. There are a lot of days when I crave for this wind to wake me up and give me that good feeling that I‟ve started the day the right way. But today is just not one of those days. I really feel like dreaming of warm places I could visit so I let myself travel to the Caribbean, Hawaii or Bo- ra Bora. However, these places much too far away for me. Then I think I should remain in Eu- rope and focus on a sunny but still exotic place. So I have de- cided, Barcelona! Can you imag- ine walking around in a colour- ful, loose dress, little sandals, sunglasses and maybe a big, brown hat? This is just deli- cious! The best thing about this fantasy is that I can get pretty close to Barcelona daily, by liv- ing in our multinational hostel. This happens because I can al- ways find Xavi here, a 27-year old Spanish Erasmus student, who comes from the very very near, beautiful and famous city of Barcelona. Naturally, I met Xavi for the first time in the kitchen and of course, I was again surprised by his unfamiliar Spanish ways of eating. We were having breakfast when Xavi came into the kitchen with his bread and liver pate. He took a plate, a knife and started making a sandwich. Nothing unusual about that. But when he reached the second slice of bread he did the “unthinkable”, he added an- other slice of bread on top of the two he had already put together! So he started eating a triple pate sand- wich. I have never before seen something like that but he acted like it was the most normal thing ever, for which, sadly, he had no ex- planation. We soon got used to see- ing Xavi eating his famous sand- wich everywhere but still nobody dared to try it, yet! The surprise sandwich was one thing, but after a while I discov- ered that the second most favourite thing Xavi eats is mayonnaise. First I saw him boiling the pasta and just adding mayonnaise on top and then I saw him using it with chips or sandwiches. I quickly figured out that if I ever need mayonnaise, Xavi is the man to look for! All I have to do is ask and he will wisely rub his chin and nod affirmatively. He is just the kind of person that can nev- er say no to anything, Xavi will al- ways play cards with us until dawn, he will always watch horror movies with us in the Drama Room, he will never say no to a beer or a game of poker, soccer or volleyball. (continued on the last page) ERASMUS CULTURE Spanish Oasis the 8 th of April 2011 Let’s have a talk about… moustaches The moustache, the Danes call it “overskæg”, the Spanish call it “bigote” and we call it “our newspaper”. You see them every day on TV, on the streets, in the newspapers, in pubs, at the supermarket, at weird gay parties and in Iraq . Yet few people ever really think “why would someone wear such a weird thing on their face?” Is it that they identify the growth on the outer surface of the up- per lip with their personality? Or is it a way to gain attention? Are moustaches edible?” In or- der to find answers to these Volume 1, Issue 1I The Erasmus Students newspaper - find out about the fun and read the great stories from Camp Logos, BETA Hostel and much more. A newspaper about Erasmus Experience in VIA University College, Campus Viborg, written by students for students but not only for them. Xavi’s special sandwich questions, we must first take a look at some famous moustach- es back in history. Adolf Hitler was an angry little man who looked like Charlie Chaplin without the hat. From time to time he used to send jews “camping” (to quote Victor) and he has a rep- utation for being quite grumpy. Yet this important fellow‟s moustache has marked history with its funny looking shape. Salvador Dali was a weirdo who liked to paint weird stuff. (continued on the last page)
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The Moustache
VIA University Col lege, Campu s Viborg
Contents:
Victor’s thought : find out Victor’s
funny thoughts when he thinks about
baby angels, this issue on page 2;
The strange phenomena of the lake
birds as been seen and experienced
by Sir Steve, find out more on page 2;
Grab the opinion of 3 Danish Eras-
mus students who went to Romania
on page 3;
Taste some music and find out more
about the Mogwai concert in Århus
on page 3;
Don’t miss the interview with sweet
Caroline, our Animation Teacher, on
page 4;
Try not to let your mouth water
while you are reading about the
Bring and Bite on page 4;
Investigating Practices and Animation
as a Learning Tool - what did the
Erasmus students do up to now on
pages 5-6;
Peter shares the thoughts of a semes-
ter in the Animation module on page
6;
Xavi can tell you more about cam-
pus sporting life on page 7;
Victor’s thought - more fun with seri-
ous hilarious thoughts
2
News - the biting birds over the lake
have a sense for English people
2
VIA Talk - Danish students in Roma-
nia and did Erasmus work for them
3
Interview - Caroline talks about
Animation as a Learning Tool Mod-
4
Movie Night - what can you see in
the drama room or enjoy at home
5
Erasmus Pulse Check - what’s new
these weeks for the two modules
5-6
Origami art - one more interesting
story about sculpture through folding
7
Inside this issue:
Walking through this
Danish cold wind, with my head
buried in my thick scarf, my
hands thrust deeply into my
pockets and my hair violently
hitting my semi-opened eyes.
This makes me dream of sandy
beaches, 35 degree tempera-
tures, short skirts and sandals. I
find this fantasy a good way of
keeping warm while walking
through the streets of Viborg.
It‟s not always like this though.
There are a lot of days when I
crave for this wind to wake me
up and give me that good feeling
that I‟ve started the day the
right way. But today is just not
one of those days. I really feel
like dreaming of warm places I
could visit so I let myself travel
to the Caribbean, Hawaii or Bo-
ra Bora.
However, these places
much too far away for me. Then
I think I should remain in Eu-
rope and focus on a sunny but
still exotic place. So I have de-
cided, Barcelona! Can you imag-
ine walking around in a colour-
ful, loose dress, little sandals,
sunglasses and maybe a big,
brown hat? This is just deli-
cious! The best thing about this
fantasy is that I can get pretty
close to Barcelona daily, by liv-
ing in our multinational hostel.
This happens because I can al-
ways find Xavi here, a 27-year
old Spanish Erasmus student,
who comes from the very very
near, beautiful and famous city
of Barcelona.
Naturally, I met Xavi for
the first time in the kitchen and
of course, I was again surprised
by his unfamiliar Spanish ways
of eating. We were having
breakfast when Xavi came into
the kitchen with his bread and
liver pate. He took a plate, a
knife and started making a
sandwich. Nothing unusual
about that. But when he
reached the second slice of bread he
did the “unthinkable”, he added an-
other slice of bread on top of the two
he had already put together! So he
started eating a triple pate sand-
wich. I have never before seen
something like that but he acted
like it was the most normal thing
ever, for which, sadly, he had no ex-
planation. We soon got used to see-
ing Xavi eating his famous sand-
wich everywhere but still nobody
dared to try it, yet!
The surprise sandwich was
one thing, but after a while I discov-
ered that the second most favourite
thing Xavi eats is mayonnaise. First
I saw him boiling the pasta and just
adding mayonnaise on top and then
I saw him using it with chips or
sandwiches. I quickly figured out
that if I ever need mayonnaise, Xavi
is the man to look for! All I have to
do is ask and he will wisely rub his
chin and nod affirmatively. He is
just the kind of person that can nev-
er say no to anything, Xavi will al-
ways play cards with us until dawn,
he will always watch horror movies
with us in the Drama Room, he will
never say no to a beer or a game of
poker, soccer or volleyball.
(continued on the last page)
ERASMUS CULTURE
Spanish Oasis
the 8th of April 2011
Let’s have a talk about… moustaches
The moustache, the
Danes call it “overskæg”, the
Spanish call it “bigote” and we
call it “our newspaper”. You see
them every day on TV, on the
streets, in the newspapers, in
pubs, at the supermarket, at
weird gay parties and in Iraq .
Yet few people ever really think
“why would someone wear such
a weird thing on their face?” Is
it that they identify the growth
on the outer surface of the up-
per lip with their personality?
Or is it a way to gain attention?
Are moustaches edible?” In or-
der to find answers to these
Volume 1, Issue 1I
The Erasmus Students newspaper - find out about the fun and read the great stories from
Camp Logos, BETA Hostel and much more. A newspaper about Erasmus Experience in VIA
University College, Campus Viborg, written by students for students but not only for them.
Xavi’s special sandwich
questions, we must first take a
look at some famous moustach-
es back in history.
Adolf Hitler was an
angry little man who looked
like Charlie Chaplin without
the hat. From time to time he
used to send jews “camping” (to
quote Victor) and he has a rep-
utation for being quite grumpy.
Yet this important fellow‟s
moustache has marked history
with its funny looking shape.
Salvador Dali was a weirdo
who liked to paint weird stuff.
(continued on the last page)
Revolution is in the hearts of peo-
ple these days, but the only thing that I
can think of is “Why do old people go to
the beach?” But Victor, one day you will be
old and will look like an orange. No, I will
not because I will stretch my skin like
Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi. I real-
ly find it interesting that he was betrayed
by his Foreign Minister who is called
Moussa Koussa. Talking about funny
names, Barack Obama is black. If God did
not love the US, why would he carve its
presidents heads onto a mountain? I have
never understood why people would like to
go to heaven where there are little naked
angels, yet everyone is against paedophil-
ia. And how can a kid guard or pleasure
me if it cannot even hold food in its
mouth?
Where does a balloon go after a kid
loses it?
Another thing is that children are
not allowed to see naked, even half naked
women. That is if there is not a magic
trick or any other circus performance. Peo-
ple get hit and beaten up with bats, shov-
els, pans, vases or even dildos, but I would
really like to see someone get beaten with
a microscope. I do not understand people
who clap at the TV, the cast of Jersey Shore
cannot hear you. I believe that if faeces were
to smell like flowers there would be no toi-
lets. I would like to see someone fart special
effects. I believe that when we fart, the butt
cheeks sing a mating song, because, from
what I have noticed, if you fart in the pres-
ence of a girl, she‟ll fall in love with you im-
mediately. I hate it when I share a pizza
with someone and that person takes the big-
gest slice. And I also hate people who say,
after 12am, "today" and not "tomorrow".
I don‟t like old people, they are hold-
ing on to their lives too much. Why won‟t
they just die already so I can replace them
and get their jobs? (Victor PREDA)
Don‟t say no.
Don‟t say to my heart:
“Leave me alone and...go.”
You know I‟ll stay,
you know I‟ll die.
You know that every second
you‟re not here… I cry.
Don‟ t throw away the memories,
don‟t close your eyes
and walk away.
Please,
I‟m begging you…to stay.
I need the heat of your arms.
I need your heart,
because without it,
I‟ll be torn apart.
Just think about it,
before you leave,
before you say lies.
Just think of us,
Think of butterflies.
(Alin OSTAFE)
stared at me through her empty black pearl
eyes. I tried to reason with her, I thought
maybe we could talk it through, come to
some sort of compromise, but there was no
response. The staring continued, what do you
want from me? I didn‟t smoke my cigarette
and didn‟t stop running until I was far from
the lake.
A few days later I was taking a stroll
with Manu around the same part of the lake.
We discovered a lovely spot, right by the lake
on a jetty. However upon sitting down they
descended. Swarms of gulls circling over our
heads awaiting the call to attack .They were
getting lower and
lower, we jumped
up and swiftly
moved off. They
f o l l o w e d , we
walked faster but
they continued to
circle, looming
over our heads
getting closer and
closer. Thankfully
we reached a
more populated
area of the lake.
Cawing from a nearby tree told us that the
leader had called off the attack and we would
live to see another day.
In July of 2008 a headline in the
Guardian newspaper read “Woman injured
in 'Hitchcock-style' bird attack.” The article
goes onto explain that the incident “…
resembled a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's
The Birds” and that “the …adult gull
swooped and started stabbing her head
with its beak.” Now you may chuckle as you
read this, I certainly did but I think there
is definitely something afoot and it‟s hap-
pening right here in Viborg.
Last week I decided to head down to
the lake to relax after doing some shopping
in town. When I arrived a chose a bench
with a pleasant view and proceeded to roll
myself a cigarette. As I was doing so a flock
of birds flew down from nowhere and sur-
rounded me. I didn‟t react to this as I just
presumed they wanted some food of which I
had none so I thought to myself, they‟ll get
bored and go away. I hadn‟t accounted for
the ringleader though, the giant white
beast of the lake, known often as the swan.
It approached me and took a peck at my
arm as I was rolling my cigarette. I moved
my arm away but it kept going for me. My
pulse was racing, could this be the end?
Pecked and eaten alive by this beast and its
army, in broad daylight, down by the lake
in the Danish sun. I stood up and moved
away, the beast did not move, she just
These are no isolated incidents; some fellow
students were also followed by a flock from a hot
dog stand then cornered by them as they tried to
enjoy their snacks and coffee. Luckily the only
physical scars were some coffee burns. However the
psychological scars remain. Diana still refuses to
this day to even talk about the incident that almost
reduced her to tears. Kate is plagued by nightmares
of flying beasts swooping at her head, trying to
steal her favorite hats. Sam, a true scouser was
reported to be seen fleeing the scene screaming
“fucking hell!!!!!!!” with a hot dog in her mouth and
coffee sloshing all over the place.
So when will the end come? When will the
birds finally rise up and take over?
Only time will tell. In the meantime
I r e c o m m e nd s o m e s a f e t y
precautions such as wearing a
helmet when out of the house to
protect your head, never wear
clothes made out of bread or carry
bread on your person, ever! Some
scientists also say that dressing in a
bird costume when walking by the
lake or in areas with high bird
activity could also work as this will
confuse the beasts. Or just don't
leave your house unless absolutely
necessary, board up your doors and windows or
maybe even build an underground shelter. Then
and only then can you be 99% certain of avoiding
the oncoming struggle. (Steven GIBSON)
VICTOR’S THOUGHT
Random thoughts
NEWS
Birds Attack
T H E M O U S T A C H E
PAGE 2 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 I
CREATIVITY CORNER
You're not alone!
It looks ready to attack!
An evil spirit or a devil as it could be trans-
lated, the post-rock band called Mogwai, played a
concert showcasing their new album in the city of Århus last Thursday. Steve and I couldn‟t have
missed that, so, after one hour of trying to find the
venue (Voxhall) we finally arrived at the gig.
There is no sound close to what Mogwai
could be. Just random tracks running around the
stage, instrument checks and Danish students
starting to get drunk. Well, actually they already
were, given the fact that the concert was 1 hour
late. There were also empty cans of beer every-
where and empty glasses which used to contain
vodka or whiskey at some point in their lives; I
guess they were waiting for the performance as
well. Everything was waiting for the Scottish band
to begin their musical manifesto.
The public started to applaud, it could be a
sign for the beginning of the concert, the room
turned dark and then, little white spots on the
back screen started bouncing in such a great cha-
os, they were creating shapes, they were one with
the rhythm and they started dancing in circles,
around our minds.
I was wondering, will anyone in the crowd
remember all of that? What is the point in getting
so drunk that you won‟t even be able to talk about
it the next day, to meditate, to keep it in your spe-
cial pocket of memories? Most of them probably
just don‟t care. Life is easier when you can‟t re-
member the past. In that way you leave no room
for regrets, I guess. I tried to step out of the dead
drunken crowd, who was influenced by the song
`I‟m Jim Morrison, I‟m dead`, probably, and I was
enjoying the second song while creating my own
story, my own world, accompanied by rational
tears. `White noise`, a song from their recent al-
bum and `Hardcore will never die, but you will`,
stopped us all for a moment, the crowd couldn‟t
move anymore but they all had their eyes closed
so they could `sing` the song as personally as they
could. The way my heart started beating it was
close to bursting out of my chest.
Mogwai don‟t have any lyrics in their songs
and that makes everything so much more personal
and closer to the listener. And if no one can under-
stand that or think that you would be crazy to lis-
ten to that, maybe Nietzsche would answer with
`those who were seen dancing were thought to be
insane by those who could not hear the music`.
Finally, the concert was beyond my expec-
tations. The music could be, not only heard, but
also seen on our faces while the band members
treated us with an amazing show of light, feelings
and sound. If you didn‟t know about them before,
you should check them out. Enjoy! (Manuela
ENACHE)
VIA TALK
Confessions of VIA Erasmus
NEWS
Mogwai - music to self
about my own country and culture and it
was an eye opener for me. I realized that we
really have to appreciate our system in
Denmark and that we shouldn‟t complain all
the time. I met a lot of wonderful people in
Romania and they helped me to have a
wonderful time as a guest in their country
and it wouldn‟t have been the same without
them.
I have learned a lot about myself and I see
myself as a much more open person. These 6
months really changed my life. The Danish
author, H.C. Andersen once said: "To travel
is to live", and he was so right. These 6
months had been the best experience of my
life and I wouldn‟t change them for anything
else!” - Klaus (Adina PĂUN)
Bring back memories
Alexandru Andronic, also known as
Ducu, had his lifetime experience at VIA
University College when he enjoyed 4
months in the Animation room one year ago.
On his personal blog he talks about his last
trip outside of Viborg. The first stop was
Frederikshavn, which is a very important
city for water naval transportation and its
connections with Sweden and Norway. It has
been said that the reason many Swedish
students come to Denmark is just to get
drunk because the booze is so expensive in
their country. Because of this, there is also a
local saying that if you ever find a Swede,
just put him on a ferry. After having a cold
Viking bath in the North Sea, Ducu said
goodbye to Viborg and this year is coming
back so he can enjoy the warm weather
again. (Manuela ENACHE)
Back to Århus
Thursday, the 7th of April, the Eras-
mus students from Beta Hostel, Viborg, had
the pleasure to enjoy another great trip to Århus where they could visit Åros art muse-
um and the science museum. Even if the trip
was close to 4 hours the contemporary art
and the great photo gallery amazed every-
one. Also, there was a strange guy there, re-
ally huge, he has been the real attraction.
But the Bazar was actually the hit of the
day. Crowded in fruit market and lots of
small shops full of things that you never
need, the students went back with full bags.
They are still asking themselves what did
they buy. I guess it was close to our every
Tuesday flea market. Everyone is waiting for
the bus photos… while sleeping most of
them. (Manuela ENACHE)
Who knows Gilbert?
We received a nice surprise, after
working on the first issue of The Moustache,
we had the chance to go and see Gilbert
O‟Sullivan‟s concert at the Tinghallen. The
surprise was, and I quote: `he is not dead`.
Actually he had some new songs next to the
ones about tea, about hair, about marriage
and some photos with his little girl on the
back screen. All in all, it reminded me of my
dad and great oldies but goldies, so it was a
great evening after all. It was awesome to
see the jump on the piano anyway.
Trine, Camilla and Klaus are three
Danish students who decided to discover a new
culture by spending six months in a different
country, as part of their education practice.
They chose Romania, where they volunteered
in an orphanage working with children from 1
month to 6 years old.
They have done many things including
travelling, meeting new people, and have
experienced
and tasted a
whole new
way of living.
Now they are
back in their
home
country,
resuming
life where
they left
off.
It‟s been
almost
two
months
since they
have
returned, which is now long enough for them to
evaluate and look back on the time they spent
abroad.
I asked them how and if this experience
influenced and changed them in any way, and
this is what they said:
“The half year in Romania has been the
greatest thing I‟ve ever done. It was so
interesting to be a part of another culture and
travel around the whole country. We met a lot
of great people and I really miss our friends in
Romania and all the kids. “ – Camilla
“Being in Romania for six months in my
practice period, as a part of my education in
VIA has really been a fantastic experience for
me. After I have tried to live in another
country and be a part of that country, I have
really learned a lot about myself, and who I
„want to be‟. It has been very nice and funny to
travel to Romania and to have tried to stand
on my own two feet in this, for me, very
different culture. I see myself as a much more
open person now, and after seeing this other
culture, I think I understand „my own‟ culture
better. I think everyone who has the
opportunity to travel to another country for a
longer period should do it. It has been a life
changing experience, and a trip I will never
forget.” - Trine
"I went to Romania as a part of my
education, and I stayed there for 6 months.
During my time in Romania, I learnt a lot
about how to live and how to be a part of a very
different culture. Discovering the differences
between Denmark and Romania I learned a lot
T H E M O U S T A C H E
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 I PAGE 3
CHN: I try to listen to myself and change
path when it is needed. I don´t know if
there is a destiny. I am who I am, and I will
probably do the good I do again and again,
and the mistakes I do again and again until
it all stops one day.
TM: How would you animate... God... or
something close to that idea?
CHN: I wouldn´t.
TM: And what is your favourite animation
character?
CHN: I don´t have a favourite character,
but I like the story about Mary and Max,
and the characters in Børge Rings short
films
TM: Is there a recipe for a great anima-
tion? What should it mean in the end?
CHN: Yes there is a recipe and a lot of rules
of movement, in order to make it look alive
and believable, but the most important
thing for me is the story of the film.
TM: If you would animate yourself in one
movie, how would you look?
CHN: Some kind of confused animal, run-
ning in circles, biting its own tail, trying to
understand what is going on.
TM: What should be the right purpose of
an animation: entertainment or food for
thought?
CHN: Both, preferably, and teaching :)
TM: Is Disney a `rich monster` in the world
of animations or a really good brand?
CHN: They are big but I do not see Disney
as a monster. They did really nice anima-
tions. They discovered and developed many
techniques that have been used and inspired
many, all through the history of animation.
TM: How do you feel about Animation as a
Learning Tool and the students here?
CHN: I think that Animation as a learning
tool is such an interesting combination of
practical work and theoretical work. I think
that the students are challenged on many
levels and every semester I am amazed with
all they learn in
the short time that
they are here.
I find it to be such
a pleasure to meet
and work with the
students. I like
that they are all so
different, from dif-
ferent places in
the world, and yet
still manage every
time to find a com-
mon language.
(Manuela
ENACHE)
The Moustache: What would be your self-
description?
Caroline: Someone with patience and energy,
holes in her clothes and stains on her shirts.
TM: What did you do before Animation and how
did it all begin?
CHN: Before I found out that I wanted to work
with animation, I was travelling a lot. I would
work all sorts of jobs in Denmark, save my mon-
ey and then go on journeys to Indonesia, Aus-
tralia, New Zealand, and different places in Eu-
rope.
TM: How did Animation change your life?
CHN: It changed my life because I found what I
wanted to learn and be skilled with in life. I was
very happy to start the education of becoming an
animator, and I had spent so much time wonder-
ing what would be my field of knowledge, so I
was 26 years old when I started.
TM: Why did you choose teaching?
CHN: When I finished my bachelor in animation
I worked as an animator for one year. I got in
touch with the teaching with animation through
a friend of mine, and I found it very interesting
to use animation for a different purpose than
entertainment. I also found that working with
students was such a pleasure for me and I decid-
ed to quit my animation job and focus more on
teaching with animation.
TM: How do you see your way until now: like a
part of destiny or something that you have built?
You might recognise Caroline, our lovely Animation teacher by the music that starts playing whenever she
walks into the classroom: sweet Caroline, pam pam pam. That would be Victor singing. After one week of practice we
are more than happy to have Caroline around us in school. We’ve spent one animation night in the drama room, we
ate Danish pastries together, she always gives us a big beautiful smile and great advice about our animation films. In
a nutshell she makes our day every time we have one of her lessons. I had the honour of interviewing her for The
Moustache; here’s what she had to say:
T H E M O U S T A C H E
INTERVIEW
Caroline Henriques-Nielsen - Teaching through Animation