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Back in 1975, three American friends came together to start Conversa. Jack and Dave were former Peace Corps Volunteers (Bolivia and Dominican Republic), and Kathy was a recent college graduate with a year of experience in Argentina. They rented the first floor of a former residence on Calle 38 in San José and started teaching Spanish and English as foreign languages.
Jack left the following year to pursue a career in Linguistics. Dave and Kathy worked together for another four years, until Kathy left to take a sales rep job for a publishing company. Dave took over the reins at that time. He bought a former dairy farm in Santa Ana and started building what today is Conversa’s six-acre campus. Barns and stables gave way to classrooms and offices, a swimming pool, a lodge, a dining hall. Right: Dave with Otto Minera during the early Santa Ana days.
Dave’s younger son, Andy took over the overall administration of the school about eight years ago and has played a very large role in helping his Dad to make Conversa what it is today….a great place to learn Spanish.
Hace 35 Años
Back in 1975, three American friends came together to start Conversa. Jack and Dave were former Peace Corps Volunteers (Bolivia and Dominican Republic), and Kathy was a recent college graduate with a year of experience in Argentina. They rented the first floor of a former residence on Calle 38 in San José and started teaching Spanish and English as foreign languages.
Jack left the following year to pursue a career in Linguistics. Dave and Kathy worked together for another four years, until Kathy left to take a sales rep job for a publishing company. Dave took over the reins at that time. He bought a former dairy farm in Santa Ana and started building what today is Conversa’s six-acre campus. Barns and stables gave way to classrooms and offices, a swimming pool, a lodge, a dining hall. Right: Dave with Otto Minera during the early Santa Ana days.
Dave’s younger son, Andy took over the overall administration of the school about eight years ago and has played a very large role in helping his Dad to make Conversa what it is today….a great place to learn Spanish.
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