"At school, in Italy, we are always on the edge, Australia is very different"

Federico Frasca, from Rome, spent 8 weeks at the Xavier College in Melbourne.

Federico Frasca Source: Cortesy of Federico Frasca

Federico Frasca, 16 years old from Rome, spent about two months in Melbourne for a school exchange with Xavier College. He 'gave up' his holidays in Italy to spend a winter of studies in Australia, a choice many of his Italian friends considered crazy, but that turned out to be a 'tactic'.

What are the main differences in the scholastic view between Italy and Australia? What did Federico learnt? Listen to his interview in the audio player. 

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