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首爾濟州大不同 by Ashley (2017-2018 韓國)

一開始我是和一位朋友一起來首爾工作假期的，但後來她去了上語學堂，我就未有打算。這時碰巧在facebook上看到一個團隊在濟州經營民宿，並會為租客免費介紹工作...

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我在北海道和沖繩做飲食 by Ada (2016-2017 日本)

在美國村工作期間，我住在一間廉價旅館，在那兒認識到很多來沖繩學英文的日本人。我覺得沖繩真是個很神奇的地方，竟然有一個日本地方會重視英文多於日文...

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那兩年我去了澳洲 by Pingping Wong (2013-2015 澳洲)

最難忘的要算是與男友一起展開了一年半多的環澳公路旅行，由相識的南澳出發，穿過連綿萬里的沙漠到達達爾文，再沿西海岸往西澳經大洋路到達維多利亞...

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年輕就是要做瘋狂的事 by Isaac (2016-2017 新西蘭)

我由工作假期到工作簽證期間，大部份時間都是在Queenstown，這是全個紐西蘭最高消費的地方，因為這裡有很多為遊客而設的活動，物價與香港比較同樣也十分昂貴，但這裡的風景確實很美...

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青春三十 by 背包浪子 (2011-2013 澳洲)

這段期間，我做過超過十種不同類型的工作，當中有苦有樂，這正正滿足了我來澳洲的目的。當然還有在悉尼跨年倒數、在大堡礁跳傘和潛水、在西澳看見銀河...

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從工作假期到定居韓國 by 阿妙 (2012 韓國)

工作假期令我有機會去了解香港以外的人是如何生活的。我認為，去工作假期前一定要知道自己想要什麼，然後再繼續追尋...

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