Ah here I am again discussing my experiential learning. I really wanted to interview the tour guide (the Man in Black) but unfortunately instead of just answering my questions, he asked me to email him. So email him I did, (though he has yet to email me back) and\u00a0the questions that I had sought to ask him are as follows:<\/p>\n
Question 1. What got you interested in this field?<\/p>\n
Question 2. How many tours have you given?<\/p>\n
Question 3. How many people on average take these tours?<\/p>\n
Question 4. Why do you think so many people are interested in this topic?<\/p>\n
Question 5. What is the most surprising thing about working in this field?<\/p>\n
Question 6. Do ghost stories possess a greater value than simply being entertaining?<\/p>\n
Question 7.\u00a0 What is your favourite part of giving a ghost tour?<\/p>\n
If the Man in Black stops being a ghost hunter for a minute, maybe he will respond and I\u2019ll have another interesting blog post to write. But if not, I apologize for the unanswered questions that are above and if you\u2019d prefer, I can make up some answers that support my paper topic just to add an extra flavour of overall cohesion. In the mean time, I decided that the best idea was to go back to the Adam and Eve pub and interview more people! So I made the trek back out there and yet again experienced another fascinating interview, this time I found a young man named Clive who was more than willing to participate. He actually noticed ME jotting things down in my notebook and asked what research I was doing. I explained the whole historical\/anthropological hypothesis that I had spent months developing and researching for our class and how I was tying my broader findings into Norwich\u2019s history in the hopes that it might reveal a lot more about the atmosphere of the city. He was quite supportive actually which was nice…and to my relief he didn\u2019t interrogate me like the dynamic duo that is Maud and Mary. I explained to Clive that I was just going to ask a few questions and it would be best if he answered them honestly and as in depth as he felt comfortable going. The interview looked a little something like this:<\/p>\n
Q. So what brings you on this tour?<\/p>\n
A. Well I simply believe in ghosts. I love the history that ghost tours and stories reveal. It\u2019s also a beautiful evening.<\/p>\n
Q. Yes it is lovely out! So tell me, why do you believe in ghosts?<\/p>\n
A. (Vaguely) I can\u2019t really be too sure. I have had experiences with them if you know what I mean…<\/p>\n
Q. I actually don\u2019t really know what you mean…I myself am a sceptic. Can you explain?<\/p>\n
A. Well like, I can feel them. Right now, there is no one following us on this tour.<\/p>\n
Q (long pause)…….WHAT?<\/p>\n
A. There is no one on this tour with us. No ghost, I mean.<\/p>\n
Q. (Trying to recover) So…have there been ghosts on the other tours you\u2019ve taken? How many other tours have you been on?<\/p>\n
A. Yes, I have felt them before. They are just curious and they wander behind us. I have been on about 4 other tours before.<\/p>\n
Q. I would be lying if I said I wasn\u2019t completely caught off guard by that statement…I don\u2019t even know what to say. Do you communicate with them?<\/p>\n
A. I have psychic abilities. I can just feel them when other\u2019s can\u2019t.<\/p>\n
A. (Backing away slowly) Wow. Well thank you so much for answering my questions. You\u2019ve been really helpful! I hope you enjoy the rest of your tour!<\/p>\n
Clive was pretty cool, but I really wasn\u2019t expecting the answers that he gave me. Now that I think about it, I\u2019m glad I happen to stumble across people with such varying views on ghost stories. The interesting thing to note here, is that all the people that I interviewed (approximately 10 individuals) have each said that they are interested in the history of Norwich, or the history behind the struggles that supposedly torture souls of the East Anglians past. I\u2019m relieved actually, mostly because this continues to prove my point: that ghost stories are important lenses through which our modern culture can use to adjust and the focus on past social, religious, and political problems. I\u2019ve learned a tremendous amount through this experiential learning component of our final project, mostly about Norwich itself and its community. I discovered just how important Norwich\u2019s history is to its community and how much pride they feel when they learn about it. The ghost walk was exciting, fun and entertaining, providing me with a new way to see Norwich…but it was really my interviews that were the most important component of my experiential learning. Ultimately, I feel like I spent a lot of time interacting with the city that we so often take for granted, and by doing so I learned an exorbitant amount that could not be simply researched. For that, I\u2019m relieved to conclude that my overall experiential portion of this project was a complete success and one that will stick with me long after my project is turned in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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