闲花落地 IdlePetals

Meet Edgar, now leading TasTAFE's international business development team, who arrived in Tasmania 25 years ago as a Chinese-Canadian teen when the island was far less diverse. He had to adjust from Canada's natural multiculturalism to Tasmania's quieter, more reserved ways. A five-year visa limbo nearly split him from his new wife until a last-minute letter to politician Andrew Wilkie turned thin...

In the last episode, Aui talked about moving to Australia over 20 years ago and how the building of her own family led her to recognise the dysfunction of her original one. She also shared how studying counselling led her to nursing - a career that finally felt right for her. In this episode, we follow the work that shaped her. She talks about the tough but meaningful work of answering calls at Li...

In this episode, Aui shares her journey from growing up in Thailand to building a new life in Australia—navigating motherhood, loss, family estrangement, and the quiet process of approaching clarity. This is a story about choosing presence over performance, and learning to stop reaching for approval when love is already close. Her journey continues in the next episode, where we hear about her time...

Esther is a mother of four (latest child arrived after this episode was recorded), a former law graduate, and a thoughtful voice on life in rural Tasmania. From reflections on raising children on a farm to her unexpected path through law school, Esther shares warm, honest insights about seasons of life. Timeline 02:38 signature hot tub of their Airbnb nestled in rolling green hills (pictured below...

Esther is a mother of four (latest child arrived after this episode was recorded), a former law graduate, and a thoughtful voice on life in rural Tasmania. From reflections on raising children on a farm to her unexpected path through law school, Esther shares warm, honest insights about seasons of life. Timeline 02:38 signature hot tub of their Airbnb nestled in rolling green hills 06:37 how has f...

本集因为涉及到的人名和工作单位名字比较多，会听到比较多的哔声，希望不会影响理解。 被哔的部分包括：和蔡老师一起打工度假的朋友的名字，和蔡老师工作的小学的名字。 蔡老师的打工度假tick off了许多经典体验：换宿、农场工、集二签、（几乎）环澳等等。 这一集讲到了我们如何在那拉博(nullarbor)荒原的公路驿站相遇。我离开公路驿站后来到塔州开始学护理，一度以为我们的路径开始分离，和绝大多数打工旅行时的朋友一样，短暂的...

蔡老师是我2018年打工度假时认识的朋友。 她现在是澳洲塔斯马尼亚一所公立小学的老师，兼“塔州健康生活方式代言人”，最近还开了自己的包子铺“Bao Babe”。 这是我们最近几年聊得最畅快的一次，追溯了她的“前世今生”。 聊天分成上下两集：上集主要围绕包子铺和学校工作，尤其聊到了班上有特殊需求的学生们；下集我们追忆working holiday，回溯到她在北外的大学时光，及一切是怎样一步步汇成今天的生活。 【时间轴】 01:29 蔡老师的"m...