{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/690b8ccb68ccec9b8efe9e3b/6ac9572a8f90a39dfc0000ed?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Swiss Senior Year, Texas Style","description":"Josh Gondelman talks with caller Tomas about trading the Swiss school system for Texas sunshine, a seventeen-hour bus ride across the Alps, and the shawarma shop near his house in Houston.<br><br>What You'll Hear:<br><br>From Basel to Houston: Tomas explains how he ended up finishing high school in Texas a year early, and why his mom thought it made sense to skip ahead.<br><br>Grading on a Curve, Swiss Style: The two compare notes on how differently school tracks students in Switzerland versus the all-in, all-individual pressure of the American system.<br><br>The Long Way Home: Before leaving for the States, Tomas took an unforgettable seventeen-hour bus ride from Italy back to Switzerland, passing vineyards, castles, and even a tiny country along the way.<br><br>CHAPTERS:<br>00:00 Welcome to The Nightly<br>02:16 Meet caller Tomas<br>03:41 Switzerland's school tracks, explained<br>10:33 Texas heat, Swiss air conditioning envy<br>15:42 The seventeen-hour bus ride home<br>21:53 Good nights","author_name":"Hatch Podcasts"}