Category Archives: Holiday with a difference

Happy Bastille Day!

Posted on July 18, 2017 by La Giraudiere

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 →

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Bon 14 Juillet!

Posted on July 18, 2017 by La Giraudiere

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 →

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A Day Out at La Giraudiere

Posted on July 7, 2017 by La Giraudiere

Aubeterre Last week our project coordinator, Paul, took us on a trip to Aubeterre, which is known as a plus belle village. It is full of beautiful quaint architecture and spiraling pathways. One of the highlights of this trip were … Continue reading →

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Volunteering in France – A week at La Giraudière.

Posted on May 23, 2017 by La Giraudiere

The La Giraudiere 2017 volunteer program is now underway! Over the last two weeks we’ve welcomed the first six volunteers for 2017, Texas Tom who comes for his fourth season with us as well as five people who are joining … Continue reading →

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Two new volunteers hit up the French countryside.

Posted on July 27, 2016 by La Giraudiere

Volunteers in French Countryside Here I am, writing my first blog post after my first sleep at La Giraudiere. And what a wonderful sleep it was!! Upon my arrival I met a group of warm friendly easygoing people. All my … Continue reading →

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