Working Holiday Scheme Website - Experience Sharing

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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......

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新西蘭的工作假期之旅 by Helen (2024-2025 New Zealand)

不要想著工作假期能賺到多少錢，而是要想工作假期能學到什麼。我在香港不爬山，但在新西蘭我卻經常爬山......

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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......

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踏出第一步的勇氣！ by eka.in.japan (2024 Japan)

原本以為獨自在異地生活會比較寂寞，但有幸在語言學校中認識到3位台灣女生，相處十分融洽，更會一起到熊本市及附近地方觀光，留下了不少難忘的回憶......

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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)

日本工作假期體驗人生的一年 by Winky (2022-2023 Japan)

除了認識到日本人外，也認識了很多來自不同國家的人，大家都是來日本體驗生活.........

(Chinese version only)

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