📽️ Episode 22 of "I Am an Outsider" features Jae-Young Lee, who runs a rare plant business in New Zealand. Jae-Young and his wife embarked on their overseas immigration journey five years ago, starting with a working holiday in New Zealand.

They met at an Australian strawberry farm and, after contemplating where to settle in the future, chose New Zealand. Having already completed a working holiday in Australia, obtaining a visa was challenging.

Jae-Young dropped out of university in Korea and started his language studies in the Philippines, which led to living in various countries, including the United States and Australia. In the U.S., he struggled with living expenses, working at a laundry during weekdays and at a hair product shop on weekends to make ends meet.

When they first arrived in New Zealand five years ago, they had 5 million KRW (approximately $4,000 USD), which was almost all spent on buying a second-hand car. At that time, he received a work visa from a Korean distribution company and built his career in the meat department. His previous experience working in an Australian slaughterhouse made it easier to find a job in the meat industry.

Despite building his career in the meat industry, he couldn't see a future with an hourly wage that never exceeded $30. Although it was a difficult time, he found his own breakthrough, turning a side job into his current business. Seeing Jae-Young, I realized once again that there are truly diverse businesses in this world.

I hope that in five years, he will have purchased a farm site and achieved his sales goals. Given his diverse and challenging past experiences, I believe he will surely run a solid business.

I would like to extend my gratitude to Jae-Young Lee for comfortably participating in the shooting and interview, even in his personal space.

📧 For appearances/collaborations: [email protected]
📧 Instagram DM: @lee.bang.in

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