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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 website

Escape from Downtown Toronto to the French Countryside

Posted on June 12, 2022 by La Giraudiere

I am glad to be typing this in front of a computer! Although I have spent the past 10 years sat in front of computer screens daily doing my linear algebra homework or adjusting pension calculations, for once, using a … Continue reading →

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Covid Precautions at La Giraudiere for 2022

Posted on May 25, 2022 by La Giraudiere

Preventive Measures Preventive measures include physical or social distancing, quarantining, ventilation of indoor spaces, covering coughs and sneezes, hand washing, and keeping unwashed hands away from your face. The use of face masks or coverings is recommended not just in … Continue reading →

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A Spanish volunteer arrives at La Giraudiere in France

Posted on May 10, 2022 by La Giraudiere

We received our first volunteer for the 2022 season. Veronica is from Spain, from Madrid to be exact. Veronica is presently living near Paris in France, close to Disneyland. In this post she describes why she volunteered and what she … Continue reading →

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Free travel passes for young people compliments of EU

Posted on April 12, 2022 by La Giraudiere

As of, April 7, and until April 21, young people living in Erasmus+ countries can apply for one of the 35,000 free travel passes offered by the European Commission. In a statement issued today, the European Commission has announced that … Continue reading →

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Volunteers & Interns Projects 2023

Posted on April 12, 2022 by La Giraudiere

We have allready laid the foundations for a website for our village in English and it is situated at http://brossac.lagiraudiere.com/ The original site was prepared in raw script and later in html using an html editor which came free from … Continue reading →

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