Scotland sends it’s finest volunteer

Posted on July 29, 2015 by La Giraudiere

What a beautiful scottish accent – Welcome Kirsty

This Monday arrived also young lady from Scotland. Her name is Kirsty and she lives near Glasgow in Scotland.

Scottish lady Kirsty is sorting the old photos

Kirsty is sorting the old photos. A lot of memories should be well-organised.

She is a student of marketing, economics and accounting at the University in Glasgow. She came to France to improve her french language skills and to gain a better understanding of French culture.

Kirsty will help us with cleaning and she will take care of household and gardening.

Bienvenue en France, Kirsty!

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New volunteers are arriving – Belinda from Canada

Posted on July 29, 2015 by La Giraudiere

Belinda arrived to La Giraudiere on Monday evening and she will spend three weeks here by helping us with a lot of work.

Belinda is an ESL teacher working with the school in Saskatoon, Canada. She is keen to help us with restoration of the old house, with painting and renovating it.

Belinda from Canada is painting in the old house

What a beautiful painting posture!

She would love to practice french language to make her speech more fluent and help La Giraudiere to become a good-looking place!

Thank you Belinda and welcome to our team!

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Australian couple volunteer in France

Posted on July 29, 2015 by La Giraudiere

La Giraudiere is pleased to welcome Roger and Lyn, couple who lives near Melbourne in Australia. They are taking a year out (gap year round) to travel around the Europe in order to gain a new life experience and new cultural exchange.Australian volunteer repairing the shutters

La Giraudiere is now going to be their home for the next two weeks and during their volunteer stay they will be helping with all sorts of work. Roger has already started with getting the windows in shape whilst Lyn is busy in the garden and helps to prepare the old house for a music event which is planned for September.

Lyn from Australia is dusting

Dusting is such a funny activity for Lyn

During their stay at LG, they hope to make some new friends and share all of their french experiences. Roger is a former teacher, practising artisit among many things. Lyn is also a former primary school teacher who as accountancy skills and many other strings to her bow.

We wish you to spend an amazing time at LG!

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Universal Music financial controler volunteers at La Giraudiere

Posted on July 21, 2015 by La Giraudiere

Universal Music financial controler volunteers at La Giraudiere

Clare skinner arrived late June 2015 at La Giraudiere to volunteer her skills to the project. Clare is taking time off to tour around Europe for the summer of 2015.

La Giraudiere is to be a 6 week part of that tour, prior to LG Clare had been in France touring around the North and once her stay finishes at LG she will be heading to Nice and then Spain – wow what a tour.

Clare skills have been put to good use at LG, as an Financial controller she was not daunted at all when presented with a box of bills and receipts and asked to put in place the accounts for the project.

Clare is also helping to put together a mailing list of all those that have applied or enquired about the project here in France probably over 5000 addresses and going up as we speak.

English volunteer in France

Claire under the watchfull eye of Sidney audits the figures

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French Volunteer helps La Giraudiere

Posted on July 21, 2015 by La Giraudiere

Tibor Helis from South Charente chose to help out at La Giraudiere during his summer holidays. Tibor who just passed his BAC this month and now awaits his place at Bordeaux University will be active with the association at La Giraudiere. Tibor will be helping with the logisitics and of course helping volunteers and interns with their French.

French volunteer

Tibor first tea break at LG

Tibor will be a great asset during the summer as he speak English and French come a Brossacaise – Welcome aboard and thanks for your input Tibor looking forward to a great summer working with you.

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