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International volunteers enjoy Fete de la Saint-Jean

Volunteers enjoy Fete de la Saint Jean with the locals at Passirac! Four Australians arrived at La Giraudiere to take part in a volunteers holiday in South West France. They are just part of the June 2016 intake. In all over 20 … Continue reading

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Dagmar from UK joined our team

Last week Dagmar also arrived from the United Kingdom. She lives in the south coast of Britain near Bournemouth, works as a supervisor at a school and enjoys juggling! She would like to improve her conversational and written French whilst … Continue reading

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New backup from Ireland

We have had a busy week at La Giraudiere with a new member called Mark joining our team from Ireland. He is an accountant who likes Gaelic football. Mark will be staying with us for 3 weeks and then will … Continue reading

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La Giraudiere is in the News in the USA

La Giraudiere in the news headlines in USA This blog post is to say a big thank you to Martin Jones Westlin’s editor of La Jolla Village news which is part of the San Diego Community News Group. Marty, as we got to … Continue reading

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Scotland sends it’s finest volunteer

What a beautiful scottish accent – Welcome Kirsty This Monday arrived also young lady from Scotland. Her name is Kirsty and she lives near Glasgow in Scotland. She is a student of marketing, economics and accounting at the University in … Continue reading

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