Volunteering In France | Interning in France

Still in it’s early stages but we now have a slide show on the blog over the next few weeks will be adding more photos and more slide show so please keep checking back. If there are photos that you wish not to be published contact Paul who will either delete them or probably add more.

Like wise if your photo is not present let Paul know and it will be added and maybe you have a photo that would go well send it along.

You can see more photos at Flickr simply visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/lagiraudiere/

Maintenance and promotion needed for the website created this year by Denise from the USA Thanks again for all your work and now I will try to make it number 1 for its thing

French School Trip to France » School Trip to France – Plan Your French School Trip at La Giraudiere in South west France.

Paul continues to dot the I’s and cross the T’s of all the work the 2011 volunteers carried out.

Paul and Chris (Paul’s Brother) have finished the broken pipes on the fosse system in the newly opened apartment and the full plumbing system is now in use. Thanks to all those who were unable to use gite 4’s WC this last year.

The beams that Jim from the USA so patiently put in place during his visit are now secured in place and the area below is now being used Thanks Jim for all you did and hopefully see you again next year.

Lots of other building jobs have been completed and plus more bonfire have been light – pictures will follow soon.

Regarding the mobile website, the URL has been changed and the site is now provided via google sites it is http://sites.google.com/site/volunteerinfrance/ if you get a chance please try to send us a message as you know Paul does not have a mobile.

La Giraudiere as just been updated at the working travel directory you can see the new web page by visiting La Giraudiere Working Travel Web Page if you have any further suggestions as to where LG can display its project and the program for 2012 then comments and or sugestions would be appreciated  “Merci”

If you found LG via another website then also would be glad to hear as to who you found us

Saturday November the 5th was a traditional guy Fawkes night at La Giraudiere celebrated not just by the Brits (Paul in particular) but also the French locals and a visitor from Australia. Probably the first time a Guy Fawkes night held in Brossac and for sure the first time that our French friends have celebrated a Guy Fawkes night and also the same for our Australian guest Alex a member of our May/June volunteers group.

The rain scared off some of those invited especially those use to a more mederate climate but this did not dampen the spirits of those who made the effort and turned Brossac’s first Guy Fawkes night into a roar………ing success.

In attendance was Pierre, one of La Giraudiere neighbours, from Brossac and his girl friend (or Copaine), John Mitchelle and Endearer both of whom are known to all the volunteers, Lucy and Arnaud also arrived and Lucy had spent the afternoon making a grand gateaux chocolate for the evening. Alex also baked two Banana Cakes again greatly received and consumed by the  rest of the party goers. Alex and Nico also brought wine for the party as so the other revelers did in all 10 bottles consumed plus the gateaux and plus all the snacks intended to feed 20. It was great to see Sarah at La Giraudiere probably the first time since Curtiss left for the States. Sarah arrived with her father Jean Luke but unfortanatley Jean Luke could not stay for the entire evening. (The photo above is not snow raining down but ashes and rain )

The bonfire had been put in place over the 6 months program of volunteers at La Giraudiere and it had been dangerous to set a light up until this point. Permission had to be asked of the Mayor of Brossac and it was actually granted on the 4th so very very close.

Pierre who is a retired French History teacher had spent time researching the story of Guy Fawkes and now appreciated the festivity’s of celebrating an English revolutionary. The rain was totally ignored as the group consumed bottles of French Bordeaux Red around an internationally built Bonfire at an Englishman’s residence in France. I think November the 5th will be celebrated every year now in Brossac.