Laughing through the unknown: Implementing humor into guiding work by international students in Alta, Norway

• Main Author: Zakharov, Maksim
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2022
• Subjects: VDP::Social science: 200::Sociology: 220; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosiologi: 220; VDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260; VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260; guiding; tourism; students; humor; humor in guiding; laughing; cruise boat; guide; performance; tourist experience; international students; role of guide; Alta; Hurtigruten; Northern Norway; Arctic; humour; laughing through the unknown; REI-3910; Norway; Newcomer; midnight sun
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27876

There can be different views and opinions about what it takes to be a newcomer when travelling for educational or work purposes. Some people can find it fairly uncomfortable when faced with new social norms, languages, rules, and regulations; while others are eager to embrace all challenges and imme...