在學期間我參與了許多兼職，例如擔任我校中文系大一通識課的專任助教(八個學期)、在國中小數理補習班擔任數學解題老師和行政助理，也自行開班教授爵士鼓和兒童樂理課程。透過施教和輔助教師，我學習到教與學在知識層面的運作差異，同時，教導學生和指導新人的相似性也對我在後來的兩份全職工作助益良多，服務和溝通也是我近幾年在職場上最主要的收穫。

在2018年的夏天，我應徵了在綠島的打工換宿，除了充實的水肺潛水經驗，最寶貴的經驗莫過於決定帶外國遊客參與在地的潮間帶夜間導覽活動，這是一個綠島很普遍的旅遊行程，但都是導覽員都是全中文，所以從來沒有推薦外國遊客參加，我一直覺得很可惜。從旁觀摩協助了一個月後，我獲得導覽活動的老闆許可，可以帶外國客人一起跟團，由我在旁邊即時口譯。結果反應相當良好，從韓國情侶、日本教師到摩洛哥旅行社，大家都表示很喜歡這樣在地化的行程，導覽員們也都十分支持，過程中除了虛心請教導覽模式、涉獵海洋生物知識，我覺得更重要的是有別於以往的學習實作過程，這個經驗更像是開拓了一個小小的藍海，雖然是依附在原有的商品之下，但這是我這個外來者代表整座島踏出的第一步。

從在學到畢業後的這一兩年，我的核心想法是讓自己多多探索不同的領域和專業，這個過程我學習了不同的工作模式，也訓練自己面對高壓、多樣化、高變動性的工作環境，明確的溝通、良好的適應、靈活的思辨、果斷的決策與無止盡的好奇心是我目前培養出面對職場的人格特質。

During my studies at NCCU, I took part in many part-time jobs, such as a teaching assistant for the first-year liberal course of the Chinese Department (eight semesters), as a math tutor and administrative assistant in a math and science cram school, and also provided 1 on 1 jazz drums courses for children by myself. Through teaching and assisting teachers, I learned the difference between teaching and learning at the knowledge level. At the same time, the similarity between teaching students and mentoring newcomers also helped me a lot in my two full-time jobs. I think that service and communication are also my main gains in the workplace in recent years.

In the summer of 2018, I started a 2-month work exchange on Green Island. In addition to my substantial scuba diving experience, the most valuable experience was the decision to take foreign tourists to participate in the intertidal zone night guiding - which is a very common tourist itinerary here, but the guides are all speaking Chinese only, so they have never recommended foreign tourists to participate. That made me feel it was a pity. After a month of assistance from the sidelines, I obtained the permission of the owner of the guided activity to bring foreign tourists with the group, and I would be interpreting by the side.

The results were very positive. From Korean couples, teachers from Japan to Moroccan travel agencies, everyone said that they liked this localized itinerary very much. All the guides were also very supportive. Besides being humbled to learn about the navigation mode and marine life, I think what is more important is that I tried to open up a small blue ocean to attach new customers with an old business model and it worked, which made myself believe that, even as an outsider, I have the ability and mindset to take the first step to make something better.

In those years, my life goal was to allow myself to explore different fields and majors. Through this process, I've learned different working modes and also trained myself to face high pressure, diversity and high variability in the working environment. Clear communication, good adaptation, quick & flexible thinking, decisive decision-making and endless curiosity are the personality traits that I have developed to face the workplace.