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墨爾本歷練之旅 by Angela (2025 Australia)

我在工作假期中遇到了一群很真誠的朋友。遇到困難會互相幫助，在人生地不熟的國家把彼此看作家人，一起在國外獨立地生活......

(Chinese version only)

煙火短暫卻漂亮地綻放過 by 遙遙 (2024-2025 Australia)

我喺塔斯曼尼亞打工換宿，住喺一片深山入面，完全冇網絡同訊號，但每日都過得好充實。同當地識到嘅朋友一齊煮飯、生火、劈柴、抬頭睇漫天星星、臨瞓前圍住火爐傾偈、每朝起身去餵袋鼠......

(Chinese version only)

一夜之間的決定，兩年不一樣的經歷 by Moson Yip (2014-2016 Australia)

係呢一段時間最難忘嘅就係，每一份新工作，每一次移動到一個新地方，都會識到一班新嘅朋友。再同佢地一齊經歷每日嘅生活樂趣.........

(Chinese version only)

I Let the Wind Carry Me by Daniel (2022-2023 奧地利、2023-2024澳洲)

好多喺香港你以為係理所當然嘅野，喺其他地方可能根本唔存在.........

(Chinese version only)

可能是一輩子做過最好的決定 by David (2022-2023 澳洲)

You only live once，即使並非工作假期，如果你一直想嘗試某些事，那就去做吧.........

(Chinese version only)

想就去做人生得一次 by Nick (2016-2018 澳洲)

人生只得一次，瘋癲一次。體驗外國生活才能深入了解當地文化……...

(Chinese version only)

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