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EVS Seminar for La Giraudière’s volunteers

Posted on August 22, 2017 by La Giraudiere

Evs Seminar in Sommières As part of the erasmus program, the two EVS volunteers who were already arrived at La Giraudière to start the YERRF project, Deniz from Turkey and Sofia from Italy, attended a week orientation in Sommières, little town … Continue reading →

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Yerrf project launches with a video

Posted on August 21, 2017 by La Giraudiere

Yerrf project launches with a video Bonjour tout le monde! La Giraudère is known for hosting international volunteers every year since 2008. This year starting from July 2017 added EVS volunteers to its programs to help with an Erasmus+ project entitled YERRF, acronym … Continue reading →

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Happy Bastille Day!

Posted on July 18, 2017 by La Giraudiere

La Giraudière celebrates the national festival of Bastille Day (Pour lire ce post de blog en français, cliquez ici: Bon 14 Juillet) Last Friday was the national festival of the French Republic- Bastille Day. This public holiday in France was … Continue reading →

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An opportunity to try a different kind of work at La Giraudière

Posted on July 13, 2017 by La Giraudiere

These volunteers aren’t scared of getting their hands dirty!               The volunteer work at La Giraudière is very varied- from landscaping to cooking or cleaning. This week, our volunteers Gillian- English, Elena- Lithuanian, and … Continue reading →

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A game of boules in Brossac

Posted on July 12, 2017 by La Giraudiere

The volunteers and the locals play boules Yesterday evening, La Giraudière’s volunteers had a group outing into Brossac for a traditional French game of boules with the local people. Our new Scottish volunteer, John, was particularly skilled at this sport … Continue reading →

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