Staff World of Greenland
Mike Rinno Kruse – CEO
As long as I remember I have had an urge to go travel and seek the adventure – that was what made me, at the age of 7 store away all of my toys and hang a map of the world on the wall instead. Since then, I have been travelling most of the world, mostly on my cross-country bicycle, the longest tour being from my hometown in Denmark to Bangkok, Thailand. In the summer 2016 I started working as a tour leader for the Danish travel agency Topas Travel, which afterwards led me to Greenland and World of Greenland, where I have been since the summer of 2017. Greenland touches me with its beauty, wilderness and diversity. You rarely meet a landscape so untouched and at the same time so magnificent and wild. This is what makes a wide range of experiences possible here – I especially like our helicopter tour to the inland ice, which on one hand touches my old pilot-dream and on the other, give the views of the fastest moving glacier on the northern hemisphere, as beautiful as it is impressive!
As the directing manager in World of Greenland, I will invite everyone to come and experience this magical place with us – We are looking forward to welcome you here, in the land of ice.
Kristina Kruse – CFO
Rejselysten blev tændt på en 9 måneders arbejds- og rygsæktur i Australien lige efter gymnasiet. Den blev hurtig efterfulgt af et halvt års tur gennem Indien, Nepal, Indonesien og Filippinerne. Herefter vandt fornuften og studiet blev påbegyndt. En kort vinterferie i Grønland var nok til at overbevise mig, dét var stedet at være! Herefter blev de efterfølgende somre anvendt med at arbejde i Grønland. Da biologistudiet var overstået, var det tid til at rykke dagligdagen til Ilulissat. Kort efter jeg flyttede til Ilulissat, blev hundespandet købt og fundamentet var lagt for de mest fantastiske oplevelser!
Jeg er vild med vinterens sne, nordlys og hunde, men glæder mig også hvert år til sommerens ankomst. Så er der mulighed for vandreture og sejlture med isfjelde, hvaler og bræ. Skal jeg vælge et favorit sted og tid er det Glacier Lodge Eqi i August måned, hvor jeg elsker roen og udsigten!
Jakob Schytz – Operationel Manager
Jeg er født og opvokset i Qasigiannguit, syd for Ilulissat. Jeg tog til Danmark for at læse fysik på Aalborg Universitet. I 2014 vendte jeg snuden hjemad for at arbejde en sommersæson, som guide for World of Greenland. Desværre blev jeg så genbetaget af mit hjemland, at jeg 5 dage efter ankomsten til Danmark, endnu engang stod med en billet til Grønland. Tilbage i Ilulissat arbejdede jeg som vikar og underviste i fysik på en af byens skoler, hvorefter jeg vendte tilbage til World of Greenland.
Nu består mit arbejde hovedsageligt af administrative opgaver. Derfor vil du oftest se mig bag computeren besvare mails. I min fritid arbejder jeg med droner og forsøger fra dette nye perspektiv at formidle Grønlands natur og mennesker.
Troels G. Kristensen - Hotel Manager
The last 4 years I worked in the hospitality industry in Denmark, and then I had the desire to spend a couple of years outside the Danish border. A big opportunity was presented in Greenland, and I grabbed my backpack. I’ve travelled big parts of the world among others, New Zealand, Australia and a trip to Kangerlussuaq in 2008. You will be seeing me at the office in Ilulissat where I’m planning the summer for our hotel and restaurant facilities at Glacier Lodge Eqi and Ilimanaq Lodge. We look forward to welcoming you!
Tina Olsvig Madsen – Coordinator
I am born and raised in Ilulissat. I love traveling, but my home is Ilulissat, where i love sailing in the summer catching supply for the long dark winter. I am an optometrist, but have worked with tourism several times and have fallen for it. In World of Greenland I started as a guide and coordinator 2 summers. With the company increaseing I am now daily at the office, where i answer e-mails and plan ahead.
Simone Kølle Petersen - Senior Guide
I sommeren 2007 var jeg på ferie i Grønland, og det gjorde et dybt indtryk på mig. Jeg blev betaget af roen, menneskene, naturen, den friske luft, lyset og de store vidder man ikke finder andre steder end i Grønland. I vinteren 2008 vendte jeg tilbage og kørte 4 dage på hundeslæde. Det var så fantastisk, at jeg kort efter min hjemkomst søgte arbejde i Ilulissat og flyttede hertil.
Siden 2013 har jeg arbejdet som guide i World og Greenland. Jeg har altid holdt af at være ude i naturen, og som uddannet socialpædagog har jeg haft mulighed for at forene det med mit arbejde med børn og unge. Jeg nyder at fortælle om livet her og den smukke natur. I min fritid kører jeg hundeslæde med min grønlandske kæreste og sejler om sommeren, hvilket er en god måde for mig at lære om den grønlandske kultur.
Lars Noahsen - Adventure Guide
I was born and grew up in Ilulissat. What I love most about Ilulissat is that nature is right by us. From my home it takes no more than 30 minutes to go down to the harbor. Then I can just sail out at the ice fjord mouth and look at the icebergs. When it's midnight sun, we can sail for 8-10 hours just to enjoy it. It's not just Ilulissat I've sailed in, it's the whole Disko Bay. In Disko Bay there are different cities that I have visited and experienced the culture. One reason why I decided to take the Adventure Guide education is that I love to tell about my city and its surroundings. I look forward to showing you my hometown.
Mads Asbjørn Klausen - Guide
I visited Ilulissat with my family in February 2006. The magnificent but rough landscapes, the huge icebergs, the frosty air and especially a dog sled tour amazed me and founded my fascination with Greenland. I have always been an outdoorsman full of wanderlust. Whether it is fishing in my backyard in Denmark, bicycle holidays, hitchhiking across Norway, bouldering in Swedish forests, scuba diving in Cuba, white water kayaking on New Zealand rivers or trekking on the roof of the world in Himalaya, does not matter if only it happens in the nature. I feel good when wearing my hiking boots and with my tent and sleeping bag in the bag pack. In the spring of 2017 I moved to Greenland, where you during summer will meet me on the hikes to the icecap from our amazing Glacier Lodge Eqi. During winter you will find me on the Iceberg Sightseeing or on a snowshoe hike. I am looking forward to showing you the Greenlandic nature and to convince you that life is better outdoors.
Zita Bak-Jensen - Guide
I have always loved being outdoor and being active. This has also affected my choice of education. I wanted an education giving me other possibilities than just regular desk-jobs. I did my bachelors degree in Geographic’s in Denmark and majored in Nature-based Travel in Norway. I am very interested in wildlife and plants and I love to tell about all the amazing creatures inhabiting the arctic nature. Before coming to Greenland I worked as nature guide in Denmark, but the job in World of Greenland has fulfilled my dream of coming to Greenland where I now present some of the most amazing nature and wildlife in the world. I am looking forward to showing you what Ilulissat has to offer!
Tanja B. Damgaard - Guide
Back in 2005 I visited Greenland for the first time when I moved to Ilulissat for 5 months with my family. The big icebergs in the bay in front of the town and the dog sled tours in the winter made me fall in love with the country. Since then this country has meant something special to me. I was more than ready when the opportunity to return to this country came up and I have now been a guide for World of Greenland since May 2017. I love to show and tell about the beautiful nature and the Greenlandic people who are always smiling and openhearted. This makes Ilulissat an amazing place to work and live.
Seasonal Guides
Every summer our staff expands by about 30 enthusiastic guides. All our guides are passionate about communicating their knowledge about Greenland and you will meet them on all of our tours where their main goal is to give you a fantastic experience.