Simply because one comes to volunteer<\/strong> in France doesn’t mean one has to stay in France! Sybil, one of our volunteers<\/strong>, left on Friday to spend four days in Milan, Italy. She spent time meeting friends and marveling at the beautiful architecture – as well as taking advantage of the shopping, of course.<\/p>\n Sybil at the Sforza Castle in Milan during the weekend<\/p><\/div>\n Our other volunteers<\/strong> Jean and Helen decided to spend the weekend<\/strong> in Bordeaux, taking the train there and back. During their stay, there was a bustling market in Bordeaux, so there was an exciting atmosphere with lots to do. They went on many walks around the city and had a wonderful time.<\/p>\n Square in Bordeaux, photo by volunteer Helen<\/p><\/div>\n In the meantime, Jill and Viv explored the neighboring villages around Brossac. They went to a beautiful caf\u00e9 in the area, and also to Les Essards to take photos and visit a brocante. In addition, they spent time with French teacher Lynn, and had a lovely dinner together.<\/p>\n Beautiful photo by volunteer Viv from Les Essards<\/p><\/div>\n All in all, the volunteers<\/strong> at La Giraudi\u00e8re got to see many new places and explore Europe during the weekend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Special Weekend for La Giraudi\u00e8re Volunteers This past weekend was a particularly exciting one for the volunteers at La Giraudi\u00e8re, with many of us going out on excursions for the duration of our long weekend. Simply because one comes … Continue reading ![\"Volunteer](\"https:\/\/www.lagiraudiere.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3869-e1532417558938.jpg\")
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