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Day 1: A Test of Endurance - Our Unforgettable Trek from Toronto to Joensuu

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When Travel Tests More Than Just Your Patience There's a wise saying among travellers: "The best way to test a relationship is to plan a trip together." It's a simple truth. Travel can stretch your patience, test your endurance, and deepen bonds in unexpected ways. It can bring out both the best and the worst in us. Our epic 27-hour journey from Toronto to Joensuu was the ultimate test. Between the 11 hours in the air, another 11 hours in limbo during our layovers, and a final 5-hour train ride, our adventure morphed into a gruelling test of both mental and physical endurance. Yet, through this experience, our team found new strengths and a surprising testament to our collective resilience. From Excitement to Exhaustion—And Back Again Watching our team's mood shift from excitement to exhaustion was like watching a slow-motion transformation. The journey started with laughter and smiles, but soon, as fatigue set in, those smiles gave way to weary sighs for rest.  ...
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Day 2: Recovery from the Jet Lag Hangover & FREE TIME!!!

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  Awaking from a 12 Hour Slumber to the Beautiful Joensuu - After a very long 32 hours awake, I was absolutely exhausted. I slept for 12 hours and throughly enjoyed it. When I woke up I was greeted by Burhan, Zenia, and Maddy who were inviting me to have a brunch. After getting up and getting ready I was ready to take on the city of Joensuu. Off to Brunch we go!!!! A Sustainable Brunch Burger - While we walked around the city center of Joensuu, we found a big building that kind of looked like a Barn. This barn had many solar panels on top of it, which looked amazing and is very sustainable. When we got inside, we came across an amazing burger restaurant called "Friends & BRGRS". The meal was so good we all planned to go back. Besides that, I found some of the most interesting sustainable garbages and recyling, and even a very interesting sustainable fork. This was truly the highlight of the day!! Sleepy Time & HesBurger - After brunch, I was very tired again due to th...
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Day 10: Kiitos Joensuu and Hello Helsinki!

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After this week we can sufficiently say that we have caught "Suomi fever", with each day in Joensuu being filled with enlightenment on the similarities and differences this community has compared to our own.  For a group of online students that are used to working independently we surely became inseparable. Our diverse personality types complemented each other which allowed us to apply a social sustainable practice using our emotional strengths to support each other during the various highs and lows that are inevitable when travelling. The diverse range of personality types we all have will aide in managing interpersonal relationships at the workplace in terms of resolving conflict and creating bonds. It can also help us to be better leaders to be more objective and inclusive of peoples differing views. On our final night in Joensuu, we all sat together at the restaurant and discussed the highlights of this expedition pertaining to social and environmental sustainability le...
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