About Yika Au

Hong Kong

Countries visited

20+
(and counting)

Languages

Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Korean

Expertise

UX & Marketing

Passions

Dancing, Travelling, Food, Vlogs and Crime Podcasts

Yika was born and raised in Hong Kong - her love for food, hikes, and the city keeps her falling in love with home more and more.

When she's not on adventures, you can find her at a dance studio, a cafe, trying some new experiences or relaxing at home. She likes to write about travelling and other lifestyle topics on her website 'Our Home Kong'. Her Workaway experiences include dog-sitting in Thailand and walnut picking in France.

Blog posts by Yika Au

Workaway News: Introducing our New and Improved Feedback System

about 4 min
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After many fruitful years of connecting hosts and Workawayers around the world, we have listened to your suggestions and we’re now making an important upgrade to our feedback system! The process has been redesigned to be even fairer, more honest, and pressure-free for everyone… so here is how everything works!

How to travel long term for free by inviting your friends along!

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Wanna bring your friends along on your Workaway adventure? Or know someone who'd love Workaway? We’re officially introducing your unique Workaway invitation link to you, where you can invite friends into the community as workawayers OR hosts. In return? You'll get to embark on your own adventure or to extend your travel for even longer!

Why taking a gap year is the best investment you’ll make in your life

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Not sure about taking the risk of going on a gap year? Think gap years are only for college students, or teenagers with no goal in life? Here are 7 perfect reasons for you to start packing and embark on a year-long adventure abroad!

Introducing Workaway Events: Discover & Join Local Events Nearby

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**drumroll** Workaway Events is officially out! As part of our community, you can now host, join and discover events happening in your area or any destination you're planning to visit. If you're looking to make new friends with people who share common interests and explore new hobbies… this is THE ultimate travel tool for you!

Earn Badges to Show Off Your Workaway Achievements

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Workaway Badges are digital symbols of your accomplishments and experiences on the Workaway platform. If you're a seasoned globetrotter, or a first-time explorer, Workaway Badges provide a fun and engaging way to track your progress and share your story!

Workaway news: connect with your volunteers via the Workaway host app!

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Hey, Workaway hosts -- we've made an app just for you! Hosts can now plan their exchanges and update their listings just by a few simple taps on their smartphone, and discover features such as live notifications, handy tips and inspiration from the Workaway community...

Workaway News: Plan your adventures with the improved favourite hosts list

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How do you start planning your year-long Workaway adventure with so many different opportunities and amazing destinations to choose from? Not complaining about how we are all so spoilt for choice, but we found a great way to help you organize and plan your trips with our updated favourite hosts feature! Let us walk you through...

Updates + Navigation Guide: Introducing Workawayer profile’s new look

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If you’ve ever wondered how to show your best self to hosts and travellers, we’ve got some good news! We've updated the layout for your public profile and personal account page -- now it's easier than ever to showcase your personality and skills, as well as inspire others with your travel experiences, future plans and more!

Find your community: Start connecting with like-minded travellers

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Embarking on an adventure, however exciting it might be, can get daunting sometimes too -- so it makes a huge difference to know that there are lots of fellow travellers out there who are happy to hang out or help if we need it! We’ve launched a live TRAVEL FEED where we can catch up with our tribe in real time and stay up to date with all things Workaway...

Workaway Travel App: Discover and connect with your travel tribe with our improved app

about 3 min
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It’s been a while since we first launched the Workaway App for travellers, and we are happy to see our users enjoy the app! Hopefully, these fixes and new features will give our workawayers an even better app experience, and make it a helpful travel tool when you guys are busy exploring...

Workaway News: explore worldwide hosts on our new and improved site

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Whenever wanderlust strikes, the first thing we do is definitely to check out all the amazing Workaway opportunities around the world! Designed with nomads like me and you in mind, we hope these new improvements will be make your search process a lot easier and faster. Lets walk you through it to get those Workaway plans rolling!

Workaway Site Update - Navigation Guide for Hosts

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Let us walk you through the latest updates we've made on the Workaway website! Hopefully with these changes, you will now be able to navigate through the site more easily as a host.

Workaway Site Update - Navigation Guide for Workawayers

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Let us walk you through the latest updates we've made on the Workaway website! Hopefully with these changes, you will now be able to navigate through the site more easily as a workawayer.

We have some Appy news for Workawayers! 😊

about 4 min
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*Drumroll*…our new mobile phone app is now available for Workawayers! Check out the latest features, and download the app today to start discovering and connecting.

Workaway news: Plan your travels and explore new places with a travel buddy

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Whether you are craving some companionship after a solo soul-searching journey, or you prefer to explore the world alongside somebody else…this is the perfect tool for you. Perhaps you want to find a buddy to visit hosts together with, or just to explore the local area during your days off? Either way, we hope you can find wonderful friendships through Workaway that will go beyond Workaway!

Workaway news: Stand out from the rest with your best Workaway profile

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If a photo can speak a thousand words, then a video can do more! So give a bit of personality by uploading a personal video to your workaway profile, and show off all your achievements on the site with our new badges too.

Workaway news: Create your own Workaway map with pins

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Whether you’re wanderlusting over a whole bunch of countries on your “to go” list at the same time, or already finalising your travels and ready to hop on the next flight, set your plans in motion by creating your own Workaway map with pins of your travel destinations!

Workaway news: highlight your accomplishments in your official Workaway reference letter

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So, you’ve already checked off some Workaway adventures from your list and received some feedback from hosts you have stayed with. What’s next? Well, why not highlight your amazing accomplishments to future employers by adding your Workaway adventures to you CV? 🙂

Workaway news: Experience worldwide exchanges with Workaway TV

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Happy 2018 from Workaway! Would this be the year of husky training in a Canadian cabin? Or would it be the year you build your first straw bale house with a community of earth-loving volunteers around the world? Check out our Workaway TV page to get a glimpse of what your own new year might look like, and see how you can get involved in our referral scheme to extend your subscription for free by sharing your adventures with friends!

Workaway news: start chatting with your personal Workaway advisor

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Happy autumn from the Workaway team! If you’re a regular visitor of the site, you might’ve noticed that your profile page has gone through a huge makeover! To keep the site even more user-friendly, remember we have introduced a “Help” section to your Workawayer profile page? Members can easily access tips on how to improve their profile, message hosts, as well as some extra information from the team.