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英國人也愛美甲嗎？ by Veronica (2015-2017 英國)

當時我給了自己三個月限期，如果三個月以後都沒找到一份合適的工作便回香港。我在香港的時候是一名美甲師，有次我跟朋友到Canary Wharf附近玩......

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來一場工作假期人生冒險吧！ by 匿名 (2014-2015 愛爾蘭)

我每天醒來聽著海浪聲，窗外一片一望無際的景致，街上沒有門牌也沒有路燈，到了晚上除了我們的房子外，外面一片漆黑，是我前所未有經歷過的生活環境。當地沒多少華人，有一次我到小鎮上的圖書館影印文件......

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慢活斯德哥爾摩 by Vicky (2018-2019 瑞典)

瑞典的夏天有個Midsommar，那是全年日照時間最長的一天，直到晚上十時竟然還有陽光！Midsommar過後，日照時間便會漸漸縮短，直到冬天時只有很短的白晝......

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「開荒牛」荷蘭生存記 by Yukki (2019 荷蘭)

Emmen和Maastricht雖然位置頗為偏遠，工作機會又比Amsterdam少，但這兩個城市歷史悠久，城市設施又一應俱全，人們又比較nice，重點是遊客較少，較為寧靜......

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講不了一整句日文但要任性去日本生活的我 by Iris (2018-2019 日本)

在咖啡廳打工半年後找到一份有關E-commerce的工作，客戶多半是外籍人士，主要工作內容為回覆中英文電郵及電話、以及日文翻譯等。另外，我同時也教授英文和廣東話......

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慢活大巴黎小柏林 by Peggy (2015-2017 法國/德國)

在巴黎的打工生活相對輕鬆，每周工作35小時，下班有空就行公園吸收陽光、幫朋友放狗、行博物館、參觀展覽、買菜做飯、溫習法語......

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