Is one week in Mexico City enough to actually make progress or just scratch the surface

Adult Fluenz student delivering a final Spanish presentation to peers and coaches, culminating the high-touch Fluenz Spanish Immersion experience in Mexico City.

robinthompsonphd walked in with zero Spanish. Left able to “understand conversations, speak in sentences.” That’s not scratching the surface—that’s functional conversational ability.

robinthompsonphd | Solo Traveler

“I knew no Spanish when I went to Mexico City, and when I left I could understand conversations, speak in sentences, and was motivated to continue my journey of becoming more proficient with my Spanish.”

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Julia Vitullo-Martin’s entire cohort—16 people with “diverse ages and backgrounds”—felt they’d made “an unprecedented great leap forward.” Not incremental progress, unprecedented leap.

Julia Vitullo-Martin | New York City, NY

“Everyone in my group (16 people of diverse ages and backgrounds) felt they had made an unprecedented great leap forward.”

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Sylvia | Solo Traveler

“When I signed up for the immersion, I didn’t know any Spanish other than the most basic, obvious words. I can’t believe how quickly I progressed during the week.”

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Sylvia “can’t believe how quickly I progressed during the week.” meenadchi said her Spanish “definitely improved leaps and bounds.”

meenadchi | Menlo Park, CA

“My Spanish definitely improved leaps and bounds.”

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One week isn’t just scratching the surface when you’re doing four-plus hours of intensive personalized instruction daily in an immersion environment.