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邊做邊玩邊學習 by May May (2017-2018 日本)

我也從日本人的工作方式中，學習了做事要更加認真嚴謹。例如是做housekeeping學執房時，同事教我們洗完浴缸之後，需要將花灑頭內的水瀝乾；女主管要求我們除了要打掃窗台和窗簾......

(Chinese version only)

走進法國人的廚房 by 寶兒 (2013-2014 法國)

其中一位受訪者是嫁了給法國人的中國內地人，她在聖誕節時邀請了我到她家，與她的親人吃了一頓歷時很久的聖誕大餐，由晚上七時吃到凌晨一至二時才結束......

(Chinese version only)

Wong Kar-Wai's movie changed the destiny of a Japanese dreamer by Mayumi Fujimoto (2014 Hong Kong)

I got to know many friends during working holiday. Through repetitive practice and daily conversation with local people, I became able to understand and communicate with Cantonese......

(只有英文版本)

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......

(Chinese version only)

相遇在千里之外的綿羊國 by 大牧羊仔仔 (2012 新西蘭)

剛來的時候，第一件事不是去找工，而是去了Lake Tekapo影星軌。九月時氣溫還是很低，穿了雪褲，羽絨依然很冷。在外留了兩至三個小時影了好幾晚......

(Chinese version only)

日本在我枯燥乏味的生活中給予我方向 by Carol (2017-2018 日本)

頭半年一直都留在關西，期間也有到東京見工，起碼有十次，都是搭夜巴即日來回，因為窮啊。每次見工，比較認真的或者會面試一個小時，令我感覺好一點，但短的可能只有十分鐘就完了......

(Chinese version only)

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