The Volunteers Enjoy a Trip to the Yviers Festival Following a typical Sunday morning, with a lie in and a late breakfast, Paul took a few of the volunteers to the neighbouring town of Yviers to experience their local festival. … Continue reading →

Two Volunteers Take a Day Trip to Angouleme On Saturday, two of the volunteers decided to venture out of Brossac and explore the nearby city of Angouleme. The morning started relatively early with Paul taking the two girls to Chalais … Continue reading →

Volunteers’ Day Out to La Rochelle and its Ports This past Thursday, despite typically being a work day, Paul decided to take the volunteers for a day out to La Rochelle, making the most of the sun and the warm … Continue reading →

When I first arrived at La Giraudiere, I wasn’t sure what to think, as this was my first volunteering role. I had always stayed in hotels and this was nothing like that. La Giraudiere is like-minded people living together and … Continue reading →

This past Sunday, Paul took a group of volunteers out to sample some authentic French cuisine. The meal was an eight course, 3-hour experience that everyone really enjoyed.  We went to the nearby village of Bardenac to Restaurant Poirier.  Restaurant Poirier serves traditional … Continue reading →