Adults evaluating Spanish immersion programs question whether experiences create genuine emotional connections or remain transactional. These reviews from Fluenz participants describe feeling like they’re leaving family upon departure.
Spanish immersion that makes you feel like leaving family creates profound emotional bonds through caring organized leadership, small cohorts enabling genuine relationships, staff who invest personally in student success, and welcoming environments fostering community. The Fluenz Spanish Immersion develops family-like connections through founders Sonia and Carlos who run “highly caring, organized” programs, staff who “have your backs the whole way,” and small groups enabling participants to form lasting friendships. Spanish tutors in Mexico City celebrate breakthroughs enthusiastically, remember returning students, and invest emotionally in participant success. Adults who learn Spanish through programs creating family-like bonds describe feeling like they’re “leaving family” when departing, with emotional connections motivating repeated return visits.
Participants describe family-like emotional bonds below.
Kathzvi | Southampton, NY
“Sonia and Carlos run a highly caring, organized school and when you depart, you feel like you are leaving your family. I am sure I will go back again…and again…and again.”
Kathzvi explicitly states “you feel like you are leaving your family” upon departure, with plans to return repeatedly stemming from these emotional connections.
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robinthompsonphd | Solo Traveler
“Sonia has built a team of interesting and patient mentors who bring lots of life and language experiences with them. We laughed and learned together like we were old friends.”
This participant describes learning “like we were old friends”—immediate emotional connections creating family-like comfort.
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Shara | Solo Traveler
“Finally, every member of the Fluenz team was just so great. Sonia, Carlos, Erica, Belen, Nellie, Ricky, and all the team members had our backs the whole way. They really had every detail down and were so generous with their time and their spirit. I also love that the fellow attendees from that trip are still in touch. My dream would be for all of us to reconvene together for another one :)”
Shara describes the team “having our backs the whole way” and being “generous with their time and spirit,” with fellow attendees remaining in touch—family-like bonds persisting after departure.
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kyt2013 | Houston, TX
“Sonia, Carlos, Marianne, & all of the Fluenz coaches & staff helped us feel at home while we broadened our knowledge.”
This participant describes feeling “at home”—family-like comfort enabling optimal learning.
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Risa B | Solo Traveler
“My husband came as my “plus one” and he was embraced and enjoyed it all. The group activities were memorable and brought the cohort even closer together.”
Risa describes her non-studying husband being “embraced”—welcoming family-like environment extending beyond paying participants.
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LLP | Solo Traveler
“It was wonderful to have instructors as enthusiastic about breakthroughs as I was. We shared a lot high fives and smiles.”
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Candace C | Solo Traveler
“Now picture yourself in Mexico City experiencing not only the amazing Mexican culture but sharing it with your spectacular teachers and our fearless leaders Sonia or Carlos.”
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Anne H | Palo Alto, CA
“The teachers were wonderful: creative, well-educated, interesting, and just nice people.”
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Eliza De Colorado | Solo Traveler
“The teachers are beautiful people. Smart and engaging.”
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Spanish immersion that makes you feel like leaving family creates profound emotional bonds through caring leadership where “you feel like you are leaving your family” upon departure, staff who “have your backs the whole way,” and learning environments where participants feel “at home.” These family-like connections motivate repeated return visits and lasting friendships among participants.