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十年前的那道世界大門 by 阿翔 Linus (2007-2008 澳洲)

回想我工作假期的highlights，如炒了單車、撞車、被人炒魷魚……雖然都是一些壞事，但我從中學會了如何處理困難，而發生了的壞事總會讓我遇到一些好事...

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人生得一次 by Tracy (2008-2010 澳洲/2013 愛爾蘭)

到達以後農場的老闆竟然說他只會聘用越南人，叫我和朋友馬上離開。當時我們真的不知如何是好，加上我們沒什麼錢在身...

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一個幼稚園教師的工作假期 by MissFreckle (2015-2016 澳洲/新西蘭)

澳洲這邊的幼兒教育是以「玩」為主，工作輕鬆，老師都能做到work-life balance。相比之下，香港的幼稚園資源不及澳洲多，而香港的小朋友也多在溫室中長大...

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日日笑住開工，你試過未？ by Fulok Roxie (2013-2015 澳洲/新西蘭)

在澳洲做餐廳工作時學會了沖咖啡，到了紐西蘭後，我便去了一間動物園裡的café做沖咖啡的工作。平日開鋪收鋪，不時都會看到工作人員拖著豹、大笨象在我面前經過...

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澳洲working holiday? Why not? by Shirley (2013-2015 澳洲)

當去到澳洲可以好好建立自己的人脈，因為在澳洲好多白工時薪比較高都是靠朋友介紹，所以當去到澳洲就不要躲在家，應該好好認識不同國家的朋友...

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這輩子做過最好的決定是20歲那年我去了澳洲工作假期 by 我是旅皇Priscilla (2010-2011 澳洲)

在雪山滑雪場工作，是很多來澳洲工作假期的背包客都夢寐以求的事情，但為了完成環島旅程，我還是放棄了這個工作機會。雖然很可惜，但塞翁失馬，焉知非福呢...

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