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 websiteDay trip to Angouleme for the volunteers at La Giraudiere
A Volunteers day trip to Angouleme The day started bright and early at La Giraudiere today as Derrick and Gayle took off to continue their adventure through France. We will definitely miss our Canadian couple at LG -and our stomachs … Continue reading
Team LG wins a Petanque match
Team LG wins a Petanque match Friday came fast this week! Everyone has had a very productive week working on their projects. Derrick, Jim and Emilie enjoy the sunny weather while working in the garden; Marisela and Denise wrap up … Continue reading
It’s French Lesson day at LG and Mari gets into the kitchen for the first time!
So today is our French lesson day; every Thursday afternoon volunteers at La Giraudiere can participate in a French lesson provided by our professeur Lyn, so all the volunteers hurry during the morning hours to get as much work done … Continue reading
Work, fun and ice cream. Living the life as a volunteer in South-West France!
Wednesday comes along with a lot of sunshine, so it feels good to be outside working in the Charante region. Derrick is keeping LG pretty by cutting the grass with his weed whacker (an American term for string trimmer); Paul, … Continue reading
A good day of work is rewarded with Marlou’s pink potatoes
It’s a lovely day at La Giraudiere and once again it’s time to go back to work! This week the tasks are changing a bit due to the arrival of new volunteers to the LG; Emilie, who was working last … Continue reading
