Working on a cattle station in one of the most remote parts of Australia, these backpackers say outback life is an opportunity that more young Australians should be taking up.
It is a reminder of a deal struck with her first boss in the Australian bush — a week's work cleaning out the old homestead restaurant for his hat — her own piece of Australian outback outfitting.Born in a rural area of the Netherlands, Ms Wichertjes moved to Australia last year with a working holiday visa and a long-held dream.
"The second year I came here I touched down on the airway and it was just like a weight just came off. It was unreal to be back," she said.Munich-based Lucia Lang is a more recent addition to the station, moving from her job as a yoga teacher in Bondi a month ago to complete the 88-days of specified work required to extend her visa."My dad always had the dream of riding a horse in the outback and chasing cattle, so now I'm chasing his dream", Ms Lang said.
"Normally when you're back home you have a lot of time to think about not really important stuff, like 'oh am I fat?' or something like that, and here it doesn't matter," she said.It's a sense of empowerment and honest work, says Kim Wichertjes, that she's surprised more young Australians aren't taking the opportunity to experience.
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