This was just what happened when the Toronto chapter of Korporatsioon Vironia hosted their fellow fraternity members from Estonia and the United States. For quite a few visitors, it was their first time ever in North America. It was also the first time many members had met each other.
What better a way to make introductions then, than to commence the trip with a nightcap at the Madison Avenue Pub? It's a favourite haunt for Vironused (Vironia members) from Toronto, and spending time there helped new arrivals settle in comfortably.
By Monday May 30th, most guests had arrived, in time for Vello Keelmann and Hillar Lauri to take a large group of enthusiastic visitors through the historic University of Toronto campus and lively streets of Chinatown. Lauri has worked hard for the last two years to bring Vironia members from North America and Estonia closer together. Though he lives in Tallinn, he was born, raised, and educated in Toronto; so he could offer his own take on the city.
Despite the looming threat of jet lag, Vironia visitors were committed to see the city for themselves independently, too. Soon after arriving, they sought out a tour at the Ontario Legislative Building. Rainer Jürgenson, Hannes Mädo, and Valjo Tooming took the ferry across to the urban oasis that is the Toronto Islands. Being so open to this new place offered perspectives on what it's like to be a local.
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