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Zookeeper的日常 by Phoebe (2017-2018 澳洲)

工作內容包括照顧動物、清潔、訓練、健康檢查等等。另外好多時間係同遊客接觸同講解，例如帶樹熊／鱷魚比遊客抱住影相，每日帶兩至三次動物園tour同一星期一至兩次嘅熱帶雨林tour.........

(Chinese version only)

尋找Better Me by 張惠雅 Regen (2011-2012 澳洲)

回港後，我出版了一本書——《Regen大步走：尋找Better Me》，講述我在澳洲的故事。出版這本書是我入行以來最滿意、最快樂的一件事，甚至比出歌、出唱片還要滿足。很多讀者看完後告訴我，這本書鼓勵了他們去工作假期，令我很感動.........

(Chinese version only)

80後跳出Comfort Zone，尋找真正的自己。 by 小琉 (2016-2017 澳洲)

出國後，任何事都要自己決定及解決，因此會成長很多。當你每遇到一件困難的事情，捱過後，你會覺得自己「好叻」，自信是慢慢從每個經歷中儲回來的.........

(Chinese version only)

大堡礁潛水記 by Jason (2012 澳洲)

工作假期令我回到香港後可以創業，開設了潛水公司，而且出版了一本書——《天堂潛水員》。我寧願要一本書，而不是要賺幾十萬.........

(Chinese version only)

打破框框，把目光放遠 by Poyi (2016-2019 澳洲/愛爾蘭)

我去了Cairns報了個深潛活動，並會坐船去大堡礁和綠島。去到集合地點才知道原來要上的不是郵輪，而是帆船，真的是揚帆出海、有個舵的那種，跟我預期有太大出入了！沒想到船上的服務很好......

(Chinese version only)

去了你不會後悔的國家 - 澳洲 by Bowie (2015-2018 澳洲)

這份工作需要大量體力勞動，例如我們需要把已插在地上超過兩年的大型木樁拔出來，在大熱天下一邊走一邊把一樁樁木頭扔到大型的運木車裡，走一條路就要頭暈了......

(Chinese version only)

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