Justin and Stephanie, who are from Canada, joined us Sunday evening. Both pharmacists, the couple is taking a year off to travel the world. They have traveled far and wide, from Sri Lanka to Italy, and now to France<\/strong>. Since they have been here, Justin and Stephanie have spent their first day at work outdoors, clearing the path of twigs scattered by last week’s windstorm.<\/p>\n Stephanie and Justin gardening<\/p><\/div>\n Jean and Helen also joined us from Australia to volunteer<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0La Giraudi\u00e8re. Jean is a retired accountant, but is opening a caf\u00e9 with her daughter, and Helen has her own business selling handcrafted soaps. On the first workday this week, Helen has been helping Viv with the housekeeping. Meanwhile, Jean, who worked hard in the garden this morning, is lending a hand to Christine in accounting. Both Jean and Helen hope to improve their French<\/strong> while they are here.<\/p>\n Our new volunteer Helen<\/p><\/div>\n Our new volunteer Jean<\/p><\/div>\n This morning, we also sadly had to say goodbye to longtime volunteer<\/strong> Linda, who was an amazing housekeeper (in addition to other things) during her six-week stay. She enjoyed interacting with different personalities, as well as improving standards of maintenance for the rooms. After a tour around other parts of France<\/strong>, Linda will go back home to Denmark.<\/p>\n Linda with her volunteer certificate<\/p><\/div>\n We’re excited to work with our new volunteers<\/strong>, and hope those who have departed will come back to France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Volunteers’ Arrivals and Departures at La Giraudi\u00e8re in France With the sun smiling down at\u00a0La Giraudi\u00e8re in France this week, we’ve been happy to welcome four new volunteers. Justin and Stephanie, who are from Canada, joined us Sunday evening. Both … Continue reading ![\"Volunteers](\"https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/001.jpg\")
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