{"id":1134,"date":"2011-09-25T08:30:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T08:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2011-10-11T15:00:43","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T15:00:43","slug":"katie-brenda-and-almost-the-guy-in-the-yellow-parachute-arrive-to-lg-on-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/katie-brenda-and-almost-the-guy-in-the-yellow-parachute-arrive-to-lg-on-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie, Brenda and (almost) the guy in the yellow parachute arrive to LG on Sunday!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although autumn officially started, it almost feels like summer at La Giraudiere on Sunday morning, and Denise takes full advantage of the warm weather and heads to Brossac early to see the town and practice her French a bit. When she came back we were all happy to see she had brought back some delicious local pate and cheese from our friends the butchers!<\/p>\n<p>At noon Paul goes to the train station and picks up two new American volunteers, Katie and Brenda. It\u2019s a busy day today at LG, so once they arrive they only have a few minutes to get ready to go to the Brossac football match.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1134\/brossac3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1135\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1135\" title=\"Brossac3\" src=\"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Brossac3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Brossac3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Brossac3-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Brossac3-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Brossac3.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today two football games are being played in town, but we only get there in time to see Brossac\u2019s A team play against Chateaubernard. A lot of our Brossac friends are there and it\u2019s a great opportunity for the volunteers to practice their French, meet new people and learn a few new words.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1134\/img_1876\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1136\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1136 alignleft\" title=\"IMG_1876\" src=\"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1876-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"189\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1876-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1876-401x300.jpg 401w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1876.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a>The game was exciting and fast; there were a couple of injuries, which made us stand up and complain (one of the players broke a rib!); and a penalty kick that allowed Brossac to score a second a point and everyone to cheer happily on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Brossac won 2-0, and the entire town was satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>It was still sunny and warm once the game was over, so the volunteers decided to go down to the lake and have a swim. At the lake we met with Indira and Emilie and all sat down on the sand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1134\/img_1881\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1137\" title=\"IMG_1881\" src=\"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1881-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1881-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1881-432x300.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1881.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While there, we saw some powered parachutes appear in the horizon. They were nice and colourful\u2026 and then a yellow parachute kept getting closer, and closer, and closer!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/index.php\/archives\/1134\/img_1892\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1138\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1138\" title=\"IMG_1892\" src=\"http:\/\/lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1892-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1892-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1892-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1892-433x300.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/IMG_1892.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2026did he want to come and volunteer at LG too? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although autumn officially started, it almost feels like summer at La Giraudiere on Sunday morning, and Denise takes full advantage of the warm weather and heads to Brossac early to see the town and practice her French a bit. 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