Fei from USA on her second day

Posted on August 12, 2015 by La Giraudiere

Just a few days ago a new, american volunteer arrived at La Giraudière. Her name is Fei and she lives in Portland, USA.

Fei came to France for a family wedding in Nice but then decided to come help out with our volunteers’ project at La Giraudière after that. She is very skilled at gardening because she is used to taking care of big vegetable and flower garden at home.

Fei is preparing a new appartement for use

Fei is preparing a new appartement for use

She would like to meet new people, share experiences and stories with others and most of all bring happiness to people’s lives.

Hope you enjoy your stay and Friday French lessons Fei!

Flowers at La Giraudiere in August

Flowers at LG during August

 

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Sharon’s first european experience

Posted on August 11, 2015 by La Giraudiere

Sharon is a new volunteer from Australia. She came from Tasmania to experience Europe for the first time. Her first stop was Paris and then La Giraudière.Sharon during her first working day

She is participating in our project for just one week and will help us with the cooking and maintenanceof the household. After this volunteering experience she will travel to the Pyrenees for a challenging hike.

She is a very communicative and active person, so she will have no problems learning French. Sharon would love to contribute in a community based environment, share ideas and learn from others.

Enjoy your stay in France!Communal dinner at LG

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Dagmar from UK joined our team

Posted on August 11, 2015 by La Giraudiere

Last week Dagmar also arrived from the United Kingdom. She lives in the south coast of Britain near Bournemouth, works as a supervisor at a school and enjoys juggling!Dagmar from UK is gardening
She would like to improve her conversational and written French whilst exploring the countryside of southwest France.Dagmar and Mark take care of garden
Dagmar is both hardworking and willing to learn new skills. During the next two weeks she will help us with the gardening and maintenance of the house.

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New backup from Ireland

Posted on August 8, 2015 by La Giraudiere

We have had a busy week at La Giraudiere with a new member called Mark joining our team from Ireland. He is an accountant who likes Gaelic football.
Mark will be staying with us for 3 weeks and then will be participating in another volunteers project near Montpellier in the South of France. He has a year off for travelling and has decided to help other developing projects grow.Mark rom Ireland is cutting the hedge
He is studying French at night, so he usually surprises us the next day with new words (today it was- “la frontière”:).
He would love to make new friends and enjoy the volunteering experience. He is very good at gardening and is keen to help with building and restoration at La Giraudiere.

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La Giraudiere is in the News in the USA

Posted on August 1, 2015 by La Giraudiere

La Giraudiere in the news headlines in USA

This blog post is to say a big thank you to Martin Jones Westlin’s editor of La Jolla Village news which is part of the San Diego Community News Group. Marty, as we got to know him, spent his 3 week summer vacation volunteering here at La Giraudiere in southwest France.

During his stay Marty helped out with editing our Erasmus accreditation application and also the orientation guide which will help the 100’s of volunteers and interns that choose LG each year.

SDNEWS USAMarty left us just over a week ago but his work for La Giraudiere continues even now he is back in the USA. Marty is writing 3 articles about his stay and particular his stay at La Giraudiere so take some time to check Marty’s first article at La Giraudiere in the SDNEWS

 

“Thank you Marty we miss you at LG”

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