Category Archives: Learning French

A Day Out at La Giraudiere

Aubeterre Last week our project coordinator, Paul, took us on a trip to Aubeterre, which is known as a plus belle village. It is full of beautiful quaint architecture and spiraling pathways. One of the highlights of this trip were … Continue reading

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Young Entrepeneural volunteers needed to rejuvenate rural france

Young Entrepeneurs rejuvenate rural france Young Entrepeneurs rejuvenate rural france is the EVS approved project for 2017. It starts from the 1st of July and goes on until the  14th December 2017 and you can apply for a period 3 … Continue reading

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Our Intern June-August 2017

Our Intern Amanda Pearce, a 20 year old Oxford student of Languages (French and German) from London has joined us this week as an intern. So far Amanda has worked hard communicating via email with potential volunteers both of the … Continue reading

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Our Volunteers

At the moment we have 8 volunteers working on La Giraudière’s project. Each person has their own projects ranging from blogging and photography to gardening and maintenance. It is a valuable experience for us all to practise successful coexistance. The difference … Continue reading

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Lightning Strikes at La Giraudière

A Dramatic Day: Bonjour! My name is Asha and I am a volunteer here at La Giraudière as you may remember from my introductary post which you can view here. Last Wednesday became an unusual day for us here as … Continue reading

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