Category Archives: Learning French

A New Month Volunteering in France at La Giraudière

Posted on July 3, 2018 by La Giraudiere

A New Month Volunteering in France at La Giraudière With summer rolling into July, La Giraudière is bustling with activity as usual. We also welcomed three new volunteers here in France, so there are some new faces around. Anne and … Continue reading →

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La Giraudière Volunteer Night Out at Fète De Musique Barbezieux

Posted on June 27, 2018 by La Giraudiere

La Giraudière Volunteer Night Out at Fète De Musique Barbezieux After a fabulous dinner at the local restaurant Le Samtho at Place de l’Eglise in the village of Brossac Saturday evening, six volunteers headed out for a night on the town … Continue reading →

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Volunteers Immerse in French rural life

Posted on June 1, 2018 by La Giraudiere

Volunteers discover what is a Randonée Volunteers at La Giraudière join local French community on a randonnée in Passirac. Sunday the 29th April dawned like a November day in the UK. However, despite this, most of the volunteers set off for the … Continue reading →

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An Emotional Goodbye to Angel!

Posted on May 10, 2018 by La Giraudiere

Our 5th Volunteer of the Season Flies the Nest. Angel, our very first Puerto Rican volunteer, sadly leaves us this evening. During his three week stay at La Giraudière, Angel has been a great help with decorating our lobby, removing … Continue reading →

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First Volunteers at La Giraudière for the 2018 season

Posted on May 3, 2018 by La Giraudiere

Welcome, again, to the 2018 volunteers season at La Giraudière! We thought it would be a nice touch for you to get to know a little bit more about the first volunteers here for this season. Rhona – Aberdeen, Scotland Rhona … Continue reading →

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