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「開荒牛」荷蘭生存記 by Yukki (2019 荷蘭)

Emmen和Maastricht雖然位置頗為偏遠，工作機會又比Amsterdam少，但這兩個城市歷史悠久，城市設施又一應俱全，人們又比較nice，重點是遊客較少，較為寧靜......

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講不了一整句日文但要任性去日本生活的我 by Iris (2018-2019 日本)

在咖啡廳打工半年後找到一份有關E-commerce的工作，客戶多半是外籍人士，主要工作內容為回覆中英文電郵及電話、以及日文翻譯等。另外，我同時也教授英文和廣東話......

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慢活大巴黎小柏林 by Peggy (2015-2017 法國/德國)

在巴黎的打工生活相對輕鬆，每周工作35小時，下班有空就行公園吸收陽光、幫朋友放狗、行博物館、參觀展覽、買菜做飯、溫習法語......

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978日環遊世界 by Mars (2015-2016 英國)

我已經去過多個國家旅行，然後才來英國工作假期，需要改變生活模式。以前出外旅遊習慣了四處搭順風車、couchsurfing，來到英國則是安頓下來......

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澳洲生活VS香港生存 by 阿哥 (2012-2013 澳洲)

經理親自前來跟我們的外國人主管商討能否請我們加班趕貨，他直接了當地告訴經理不願意加班，我們當場聽到他的回應時都很驚訝，在澳洲工作，員工的權益及個人意願被排在很重要......

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德國闖蕩搵工記 by CA (2017 德國)

來到德國上的德文課很intensive，也很正統。其他學生很多都是為了考語言試而過來讀德文，我便也跟著他們一起操卷。在課堂上可以學會基本的德文文法......

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