Conversation Partner: Speak Conversational English with a Business or Organization Group

  Austria

• Vienna: 
Vienna

  Brazil

• Rio de Janeiro: 
Rio de Janeiro

  Costa Rica

• San Jose: 
San Jose

  Ecuador

• Other Cities in Ecuador: 
Cuenca
• Quito: 
Quito
• Galapagos Islands: 
Galapagos Islands
• All Other Regions of Ecuador: 
Guayaquil

  Turkey

• Other Cities in Turkey: 
Istanbul

  Vietnam

• Hanoi: 
Hanoi
• All Other Areas in Vietnam: 
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Length of Position: 1-3 months
Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Flexibe. Please see website for details

Description: Volunteer to be a Conversation Partner and you will be speaking conversational English to the local police department, hotel staff, local business professionals, teachers, students, etc. You do not need to be a teacher or to have teaching experience to be a Conversation Partner. You just need to meet with the group each day (up to 20 hours each week) and converse in English with them. It's fun and rewarding.

Currently, Conversation Partner exists in these great locations:

* Conversation Partner - Ecuador
* Conversation Partner - Brazil
* Conversation Partner - Costa Rica
* Conversation Partner - Vietnam
* Conversation Partner - Turkey
* Conversation Partner - Austria
* Conversation Partner - Ghana
* Conversation Partner - Mexico

Highlights: You may live with a host family (free private room and 3 healthy home cooked meals each day) or you may live in a dorm in a private room or even a hotel (free private room and free meals each day).

Put in a couple of hours each day literally talking. The rest of your time is spent traveling and experiencing the culture of your host country in depth.

Qualifications: Conversation Partners need to have earned a high school (secondary school) diploma or certificate, and be in good health. Must be native English speakers.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Please see website for details

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European and Kiwi Participants.

Participants Travel Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Transcript

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

GeoVisions's Mission Statement: GeoVisions is committed to help individuals develop global skills to succeed in the twenty-first century. These skills will ultimately lead to greater cooperation and understanding among nations and peoples of the world. We are committed to treating every person on a GeoVisions program with respect, and devoting our energies to helping participants meet their individual and collective goals.

Year Founded: 2001