Author Archives: La Giraudiere
About La Giraudiere
The whole idea of the La Giraudiere project is for people of all backgrounds, all ages, all nationalities to have the chance to live together learn about each others lifestyle exchange their knowledge, experiences and skills whilst living and working together in France and at the same time helping, improving and adding to the Project for those to come in the future. To see the different types of volunteers work that has been done and what is still required visit our websiteHappy Bastille Day!
La Giraudière celebrates the national festival of Bastille Day (Pour lire ce post de blog en français, cliquez ici: Bon 14 Juillet) Last Friday was the national festival of the French Republic- Bastille Day. This public holiday in France was … Continue reading
Bon 14 Juillet!
La Giraudière célèbre la fête nationale (To read this blog post in English, click here: Happy Bastille Day) Vendredi dernier était la fête nationale de la République française- le 14 juillet. Ce jour férié en France a été institué par la … Continue reading
Une occasion d’essayer du travail différent à La Giraudière
Ces bénévoles n’ont pas peur de se remonter les manches! Le travail des bénévoles à La Giraudière est très varié- du aménagement paysager à la cuisine ou le nettoyage. Cette semaine, nos bénévoles … Continue reading
An opportunity to try a different kind of work at La Giraudière
These volunteers aren’t scared of getting their hands dirty! The volunteer work at La Giraudière is very varied- from landscaping to cooking or cleaning. This week, our volunteers Gillian- English, Elena- Lithuanian, and … Continue reading
A game of boules in Brossac
The volunteers and the locals play boules Yesterday evening, La Giraudière’s volunteers had a group outing into Brossac for a traditional French game of boules with the local people. Our new Scottish volunteer, John, was particularly skilled at this sport … Continue reading
