Scholarships at Conversa
Conversa realizes that certain countries in the world are experiencing economic difficulties. That is why we offer scholarships to people from Africa, South America and Mexico, as well as countries under political hardship like Cuba and Libya. You can save up to $450...
New Video on Conversa and Cincinnati
Want to get a great visual presentation of a school and its city before you decide to study. See our new Video of Conversa and Cincinnati
December in Cincinnati
Cincinnati becomes alive in December. Downtown is filled with bright lights, ice skating, Christmas Village and much more. Many companies host Christmas parties for their employees, streets are filled with shoppers and there is music, theater...
Americans like to borrow and invent: Halloween
The United States is made up of many nationalities and indigenous peoples. Each group has their holidays and traditions. What gets celebrated varies over time. Conversa, having students and teachers from around the world celebrates holidays and mixes traditions. Last...
Happy May Day!
May 1st is one of a series of spring days celebrated in the United States. On Groundhog Day (February 2, 2017) a burrowing rodent about the size of a housecat is said to determine whether spring has begun or winter will continue. The spring equinox (March 20, 2017) is...
Good Websites to help you learn English
Studying English as a second Language is a big challenge for everyone and the most complicated topic to study is English Grammar, even for native English speaking people. For that reason, I would like to share with you some websites where you can find grammar tips and...
Why Cincinnati is a good place to study English
Cincinnati is one of the cities in the United States with not many people speaking foreign languages, for that reason you can improve your English faster than in other cities of the United States. On the other hand, Cincinnati is a very attractive city, whatever you...
Bockfest: Cincinnati’s Carnival!
Bockfest is Cincinnati's equivalent of Carnival. Bock is the German word for male goat but is a type of beer made by German monks that they drank during the lenten season to get additional nourishment during the long fast in preparation for Easter. It's celebrated...
Superbowl of American Football
American football is played in the fall and winter every year on a football field. It consists of four 15 minute periods with each team having 11 players on the field for each play. Each team tries to score by getting the football to the opposing team's end zone by...
How to make friends and meet people in the United States and Cincinnati
Nowadays it is easy to move to a new city or country and make new friends. Social networks make our life better when we are moving to a new place and we don't know anything about our new neighborhood. In the United States, the most common way to meet people is by...