24th TERRA Festival - YOU CAN - 391 DAYS FROM POLAND TO AUSTRALIA

YOU CAN — 391 DAYS FROM POLAND TO AUSTRALIA

An expedition that challenges the definition of fitness and individualism on the go. “You can” is a two-and-a-half-year road relationship between Poland and Australia, beaten by a 30-year-old Defender adapted to lead with his hands. This is the story of how a progressive disease, instead of closing the horizon, changed the way of experiencing it. About the fact that when the body ceases to be the ideal tool of mobility, a deeper dialogue with the other person begins. The route led through the deserts of Central Asia, jungles and Himalayan passes above 5240 m above sea level, at temperatures from -28°C to +46°C. All this was carried out in the rhythm set by regular returns to Poland for specialized hospital treatment. “You can” is a story about a journey that does not pass by the world, but becomes part of it.

Michal Woroch

Traveler, photographer. Winner of many awards, including the Kolosy 2019 award in the category Achievement of the Year awarded by the Colossus Chapter and Travelery 2018 in the Travel of the Year category. Publisher and author of the book Step by Step. From Tierra del Fuego to Alaska. Graduate of design graphics at the University of Arts in Poznań. Recognized as one of the 100 most influential Poles with disabilities. Organizer of travel and photography projects, during which he visited more than 60 countries. Reports and photos of his travels have appeared in Polish and foreign press, among others in such titles as: National Geographic, Adventure Journal, Explorersweb, Traveler, Podróże, Globetrotter, Zadło and Duży Format.