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我愛香港，也愛澳洲 by HOK MAN WONG (2015-2017 澳洲)

在澳洲實在有太多難忘的第一次，例如在農場工作、一大班人住在同一屋簷下、開車超過15個小時前往另一個洲島、朋友的車衝了袋鼠、高空跳傘、「彩色跑」馬拉松...

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An Unforgettable Journey by Alison T. (2014-2016 Australia)

It was tough but having lots of good friends working hard together will make it worth. I also tried many of my first times in Australia, for example skydiving (the most exciting thing I have done in my life so far) and camping at night...

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澳洲 X 街頭賣藝 by Yoyo Wing (2011-2012 澳洲)

我在澳洲主要以搖搖街頭賣藝。悉尼的街頭藝人質素十分高，我曾試過賣藝兩個多小時都沒有一澳元的收入。但我沒有放棄，不停想方法改良。想不到，既然有一間搖搖公司找我拍搖搖宣傳片...

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90後遊澳 by Li Tat Yung (2014-2016 澳洲)

工作假期給我最大收穫是獨立面對問題，原來當你堅持及相信自己，很多難題其實都很容易解開。不要看輕自己，就好像朋友說我不可以做到，最後我還是成功在農場生存得到...

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A JOURNEY OF GROWTH by Wendy (2013-2014 Australia)

I tried different jobs, such as babysitter, leaflet distributor, hotel room attendant, hostel receptionist etc. My favourite jobs were room attendant and receptionist. Being a room attendant was not easy at the beginning, but after gaining experience, it is extremely easy to get a similar job...

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