Tag:#Working Holiday
What Hotels and Guesthouses Don't Want You to Know: A Housekeeper's Insider Exposé (Add Your Own Revelations)
10/1/2026Hotels give the impression of being clean and professional, but Mizuc, who once worked as a housekeeper on a working holiday in New Zealand, is here to tell the truths hotel owners don't want you to know—from towels washed in the same machine as toilet rags to the mysterious purpose of decorative throw pillows. Feel free to share your own revelations.
Nationality and Nostalgia: Confessions of a Taiwanese Girl Married in Hokkaido Who Refused Naturalization
8/30/2021A heartwarming tale of bumping into a fellow countrywoman at a Hokkaido hot spring ryokan. Records how a Taiwanese girl married with a child in Japan struggled between cultural ties and patriotism, insisting on retaining her Republic of China citizenship. A humorous reflection on the evils of nationality systems, cross-border marriage predicaments, and getting brought back to earth by the reality of Taiwan's "Farmers' Health Insurance."
The Brave Hero and the Princess's Grand Backpacking Quest: New Zealand Working Holiday NZ 2006
2/13/2007A whimsical fantasy RPG-style chronicle of backpacking across Middle-earth (New Zealand) in 2006. Chronicling how the Hero Mizuc and an eccentric band of companions gathered in a mysterious old lodge, embarking on a working holiday saga of wandering, raiding NPC resources (groceries), and battling the Dark Lord's insidious magic (everyday existential lethargy).