Tag Archives: Cultural Understanding

Brossac buzzing France play Ireland in 2016 UEFA Series

La Giraudiere Volunteers keen to follow soccer After all the excitement of the highly successful Trail Du Brossac on Sunday 26 June, Brossac was eagerly awaiting the 3pm match between France and Ireland in the UEFA soccer competition. The La … Continue reading

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Fei from USA on her second day

Just a few days ago a new, american volunteer arrived at La Giraudière. Her name is Fei and she lives in Portland, USA. Fei came to France for a family wedding in Nice but then decided to come help out … 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 volunteers are arriving – Belinda from Canada

Belinda arrived to La Giraudiere on Monday evening and she will spend three weeks here by helping us with a lot of work. Belinda is an ESL teacher working with the school in Saskatoon, Canada. She is keen to help … Continue reading

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Canadian Intern in France

Canadian French Cultural Exchange We are very happy to announce the arrival of our first intern for this season. Meghan from Toronto in Canada arrived last Saturday and had the opportunity to straight away immerse herself in French culture by visiting a … Continue reading

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