Chasing the Horizon Tour: January 2016

Saturday 16 January 2016

New tour itenerary

The closer Chasing the Horizon Tour, the more to do! We are happy to announce that a lot of sponsors decided to help us. Adam Mickiewicz University has contributed to our venture, as well as a variety of South African companies, organizations and private individuals.

We are finalizing our meetings with universities, schools and the Embassy of Poland in Pretoria. With all new arrangements our itinerary has changed slightly. Here is our newest, hopefully final version:

TOUR ITINERARY “Chasing the horizon” - 28 JANUARY TO 23 FEBRUARY

[Visits to educational institutions are indicated with **]

Overnight stay

28 Thu DEPART WARSAW

29 Fri Travel to Durban Durban

30 Sat Durban Durban

31 Sun Travel to Grahams Town Grahams Town

1 Mon ** Grahams Town

2 Tues Travel to Hartenbos Hartenbos

3 Wed Oudtshoorn Hartenbos

4 Thu Travel to Cape Town
via Agulhas Cape/Boland

5 Fri ** Cape/Boland

6 Sat Cape/Boland

7 Sun Cape/Boland

8 Mon Travel to na Sutherland Sutherland

9 Tues ** Travel to Osskop Osskop Farm Stay

10 Wed Osskop Farm Stay

11 Thu Travel to Bloemfontein Bloemfontein

12 Fri ** Bloemfontein

13 Sat Travel to Gauteng Gauteng

14 Sun Gauteng

15 Mon ** Gauteng

16 Tues ** Gauteng

17 Wed Travel to Limpopo Bergplaatz

18 Thu Bergplaatz

19 Fri ** Travel to KNP Sirheni

20 Sat KNP Letaba

21 Sun KNP Biyamiti

22 Mon Travel to Gauteng DEPARTURE 19h50

23 Tues Arrive in Warsaw

Moreover, we are still very active in all kinds of media. We have new media patrons, including polish 'Poznaj Świat' magazine.

On Friday, our media representative, Adrian Ptaszyński was interviewed by another local television TVP Poznań. It is a wonderful interview concerning not only our tour but also our studies and South African connections to Poland. You can watch it here:

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ABOUT US

We are third year students from English and South African Studies in the Faculty of English at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. In January we went for a study tour to South Africa, making our dreams come true. It was called 'Chasing the Horizon Tour'.

We were generously supported by a variety of organizations as well as private individuals. We travelled 8500 km of South Africa for almost four weeks, visiting Johannesburg, Pretoria, Grahamstown, Cape Town, Venda, Kruger Park and many others. We saw many wonders, visited schools and universities and participated in Afrikaans project in Soweto.

It was a trip of a lifetime and we want to share our experiences as well as everything South African in our lives with our hosts, sponsors, fellow students and anyone who is interested.

We are also involved in many South African projects in Poznań such as South African Movie Nights (you are all invited!) or upcoming film festival Afrykamera.

Get to know our group a little better and enjoy!

PROFESSOR STEPHANUS OLIVIER

Professor of Afrikaans and South African Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. A South African currently living and teaching in Poznań. He is the 'glansgans' of our group. He is one of a kind. There is a Wikipedia page just about him (click on his picture and see for yourself!). He is a poet, a translator, a teacher and a lawyer, an editor and a reviewer. He likes to hike, read and travel. In his free time he creates new Afrikaans words and wins awards for them. ‘Glansgans’ is one of them and it means 'celebrity'. As a great poet he has the ability to convert the most cynical prose enthusiasts into poetry lovers. Currently, he works with his students on translating polish poems into Afrikaans and then wants it published in South Africa. His favourite sayings are: 'Life is difficult when you deal with poetry' and 'There is this wonderful Afrikaans phrase/saying...'

ILONA

She's the artistic soul of our group. She draws, paints and designs. She was the one, who created our beautiful tour poster as well as the poster for our South African Movie Nights. We are all impressed by her skills. She likes to laugh and have fun. Ilona is also ‘the scientific’ one, she used to learn a lot of math and physics in high school. She has a soft spot for London and fashion. She is probably the only human on this planet who is interested in syntax. Ilona is very ambitious, so you can probably encounter her, while she is reading some notes.

AGATA

She is interested in so many things, that keeping up with her hobbies is quite a challenge. She loves reading and with her literature she travels around the world. She has been to Chinua Achebe’s and Chimamanda Adichie’s Nigeria, Murakami’s Japan, Alice Munro’s Canada, Zadie Smith’s and Jane Austen’s England as well as Gabriel Márquez’s Columbia and many many other. South African literature, however, is the closest to her heart. Regular traveling is her next passion. Anyone who knows Agata remembers that she is an expert in TV shows. Just give her a random title and surely she has already watched it. She is also interested in feminist movement, so don't hesitate to discuss it with her. In her free time she likes to hang out with South African Springboks on the Brighton Pier.

MICHAŁ

He doesn't speak much, but don't think that he is not a friendly guy! He is simply a man of few words for the vast majority of people, but he always has something interesting to say when with his friends. He knows our Faculty of English like the back of his hand. He is from Lubin- the city which we always mistake with Lublin. With not much effort he has a very good British accent. He adores cats and everything what is connected to this topic. If you're bored or sad, Michał will always cheer you up with some hilarious Youtube clips. If Zuza has the master degree from dry jokes he is now studying for one. He is also a foodie, he likes food, he knows food and he cooks food so he is super excited about going to South Africa and trying its cuisine.

ADRIAN

We can proudly call him “our poet”. He writes his own poems which surely will one day be published. If you forget an important historical date- ask Adrian. His head is like a history book filled with tons of facts and dates. Actually, he is not only The Poet but also The Brains of our group, a Walking Wikipedia. If he doesn’t know something, he will still guess it right. His is extremely easy-going and he has stolen many lecturers’ hearts with his positive attitude and confidence. He is this kind of student who writes a funny poem for a lecturer to convince him or her no to make a test. True story, I think our professor still has the original somewhere.

ZUZA

You may not notice her, but surely you will hear her laugh! She loves to make people happy and make everyone laugh. If it was possible, she would get a master degree from dry jokes. She loves being a volunteer anywhere and at any time. That’s why every week she dresses up as a clown to cheer up kids in a hospital. This year she discovered her new passion, which is sanding and drilling. So if you are redecorating your flat, just give her a call! She is not embarrassed to admit that she spends her free time on searching funny and cute pictures on Pinterest. She loves meeting new people and stealing their hearts, she is definitely The Glue and The Star of our group.