Description

Experience life in Nepal and Nepali culture in-depth while you live with a host family and tutor them in conversational English. Spend up to 15 hours a week in exchange for free room and board, then spend your free time experiencing the culture in depth by traveling and exploring the area. This program has a focus on cultural exchange and host families are not only excited to learn English but also love to share the characteristics of their country, culture and cuisine.

The Need: Volunteer 15 hours a week helping your host family with Conversational English. That's it. There are families in Nepal who want to learn English or to improve their English through conversation. They are willing to provide a private room and 3 home-cooked, healthy meals each day.

Highlights

Benefits:
* Travel for less.
* You put in a couple of hours each day literally talking, and the rest of your time is spent traveling and experiencing the culture in depth.
* Do you want to learn Arabic or brush up on your language skills? We can try to help arrange optional language classes for you. It's up to you.
* Tip the advantage to you by enhancing your resume by volunteering with the Conversation Corps. Job: "Private Language Tutor." References: Global. It just doesn't get any better than that.
* You "meet" your family in advance through email and phone calls. Each family is interviewed and carefully screened by in-country staff.
* Exclusive materials written by GeoVisions staff will give you "a bag of tricks" as you engage your new family.
* Join our Facebook Fan page or our Facebook Conversation Corps Group and begin the conversation now. And when you come back, our Returnee network is a great place to share your experiences.

Qualifications

Conversation Corps volunteers must be native English speakers. They need to have earned a high school (secondary school) diploma or certificate, be in good health and abide by the family's rules and habits. Placements are available year round and range in duration from one to three months.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Please visit our website for current pricing.

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country staff support
• Medical insurance
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

What you get for your program fee:
* Personalized Volunteer Placement with a host family through our Partner in Nepal, including all the coordination, in-person visits and communication necessary with the local organization.
* Your orientation by a local coordinator.
* A comfortable, safe place to live in Nepal, your own private room, and all of your meals.
* An experienced U.S. based GeoVisions Program Manager who will serve as your coordinator and liaison with our in-country staff in Nepal.
* In-country basic language assistance.
* Professional, locally-based staff to provide orientation, supervision and guidance throughout your stay.
* Extensive medical, accident and dental insurance along with emergency evacuation insurance.
* Important documents, including in-depth pre-departure packs, orientation information, and all in-country informational materials.
* A toll-free 24-hour emergency hotline in the U.S.
* Our own text book, A Tutor's Guide--Teaching English To Families and Children.
* Premium online membership at the ESL-Lounge.
* Two-months membership at Pongo Resume.
* The President's Volunteer Service Award including a lapel pen, letter from the President of The United States and certificate.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• English Teaching

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

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