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Hitchhiking in New Zealand by Daniel (2014-2015 New Zealand)

People in New Zealand were so nice. It was pretty safe to hitchhike and I did it quite often. One day, a car stopped next to me when I was walking down the road...

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將不可能變成可能 by Iris (2011-2012 韓國)

當時香港與韓國的工作假期計劃才剛剛實施，網上相關的資訊很少。我是透過當地華人開設的網站找工作的，曾做過免稅店及民宿工作...

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我在日本333天也是晴 by 半熟部長Kata (2015 日本)

無形的成就更為難忘珍貴，包括能於日式旅館及餐廳實現一直以來的工作願望，甚至能與日本鄉村村民打成一片，同時亦能擴闊自己眼界，以觀光以外的角度感受外國國度...

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彼國追夢．感受自在 by Beatrice (2016 奧地利)

由於唸的本科和工作的關係，我選上了這片完全陌生的地方。從前，工作上的前輩總告訴我︰凡做文化藝術的工作，必要到中西歐走一趟，得益定必非淺...

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From Baguette to Dim Sum by Aude CAMUS (2015 Hong Kong)

When I first came, I thought "ok, let's give it a try and if I don't like it, I can just go back home". Today, home is Hong Kong...

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出走韓國的90後妹子 by Maxine Ha Miji (2015-2016 韓國)

在拍攝當日，我會帶客人到江南很有名的造型室，而幾乎每次我都會看到很多很有名的歌手和演員，例如少女時代的允兒和泰研、EXID、池昌旭、Eric Nam等等...

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