anonymous
14 years ago
grazie!
Yes, ngn is partly right in that it is always difficult to persuade a parent for you do as you age become a little more set in their ways or most do, some taking longer than others for it to occur.
And then they being comfortable with their life is a big aspect too and you'll find that most people in most countries actually do very little travelling.
And Italy is a country high on Australians' list of places to visit too, some lovely parts of it and much history.
But develop your own interest in Australia and there is quite a bit of Italian connection to Australia, quite a few having made significant inputs into the construction industry, building in general and agriculture, Melbourne having part of one street known as Little Italy because of a number of Italian Restaurants all groped together but generally there are many Italian Restaurants and Italians involved in restaurants generally but we do have better Pizzas in Australia than one I had in Brindisi once.
And there's always plenty of information available re google - Italian Migration To Australia: A Timeline and you'll see that Italians did not even miss out on being sent here as convicts in earlier days.
Maybe you'll want to do a project for school on what you research and get a good mark for it and it'd be hard for your parents not to notice.
Just leave it as that you have an interest and are going to pursue it and see what happens.
Italy is on the list of countries from which young people are eligible for a Working Holiday Visa but maybe you want to concentrate on becoming qualified in something first, go to University and study something meaningful and then consider a trip to Australia as the WHV is available right up to 30 years of age.
Meanwhile, there is so much of Europe and its connections to Asia to explore.
If I was in Italy and a younger fella, I'd one day get down to Brindisi and take a ferry across to Greece, spend a few days on Corfu like I did and then see some Greek Islands on the way over to Turkey and their Islands too before linking up with sections of one of the great western travellers - an Italian too - Marco Polo's Silk Road into the Orient - Marco Polo and His Travels and the Middle East, Southern Asia, the Sub Continent as India is referred to and Asia proper would offer such adventure - but travels in some parts of the planet can be dangerous too, not just from hostilities but also health generally, so a lot of preparation is well advised.
But another school project for you perhaps!
You may get to the stage where your parents could get interested in a visit to Australia and you can tell them Pasta is very popular here as are plenty of good strong red wines, many produced by Italian families.