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走出死胡同，改變生活方式 by 瀛 (2008-2010/2016-2017 澳洲/日本)

我不是大學畢業，可以選擇的工作本已不多，有些公司甚至不讓我登錄找工作。感覺上日本比香港更重視學歷，在香港找工作只要通過考試和面試就可以，但在日本沒有學歷的話......

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如果你問我為什麼要丟下所有，澳洲的天空可以代我答你 by 提子駿@衝三小 (2012-2013 澳洲)

其實我覺得能在外地生活一段時間是件挺奢侈的事情，我本身是獨居的，在出發前便丟掉所有東西，最後丟剩一個背囊，就這樣由擁有一個尚算舒適的家，變成只餘下一個背囊......

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沒有後悔的出走，多謝28歲的自己 by Alan Cheung (2012-2014 澳洲)

女主人對我們非常好，一切起居飲食她都照顧得無微不至，每一天都有不同的午餐、下午茶、晚餐甚至飯後甜品。工餘時間她不時帶我們四出遊覽，參觀朱古力廠、看草泥馬。那些地方她可能已經去過數十次......

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二次投胎 by Novem (2014-2016 澳洲)

抬頭就可以看到銀河，這些在香港很奢侈的事，在澳洲卻很普遍。我們一方面在工作，一方面又像度假，常常在沙灘上曬太陽，很寫意。在這種環境下，我開始對生命有感恩......

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澳洲音樂文化行 by Helen Lam (2017 澳洲)

我這個工作假期的體驗並不是大多數的前往農場賺錢那一種，反而是討論及學習音樂文化為主。我雖然不是大學音樂系畢業但從小就學習古典鋼琴，中學時期也參加學校及教會的合唱團......

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跳出井底，大開眼界 by Karen (2014-2017 澳洲)

最難忘的是參加過澳洲的O Camp。我在香港讀過助護課程，當時有一位基督徒老師移民了到澳洲，我在Melbourne時也有找過她。她見我未有工作，無所事事，便帶我參加一個為期五天的O Camp......

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