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La Giraudiere: Working Holiday Abroad in France

La Giraudiere is offering working holiday to experienced and skilled persons whereby in exchange for your skills you can get full board and be part of the team at La Giraudiere in South West France. For the past 5 years La Giraudiere as opened it's doors to volunteers from around the globe who have come and helped with the restoration's of the property, gardening, landscaping, administration and the website marketing of the various programs now offered by La Giraudiere. Now we need skilled and experienced persons to come help with the running of the different programs and projects. At this present time we need skilled person of the building trade and we need a skilled housekeeper. More positions will become available as the different programs progress. This is an ideal opportunity to join an international group of all ages and backgrounds. In exchange for passing on your skills and helping with the smooth running of La Giraudiere you will receive more than just accommodation and meals.

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