Boot camp begins with pre-arrival language assessment by head coach determining current level and learning goals. It begins with a pre-arrival language assessment by Fluenz’s head coach to discern each......
Why does the Fluenz Spanish Bootcamp include seven hours of one-on-one instruction daily?
Program delivers seven hours daily one-on-one instruction from breakfast end through evening workshops. The program draws learners into a fully Spanish-speaking environment from the moment breakfast ends until evening wraps,......
Why do participants stay at a 26-room boutique hotel instead of larger properties?
Pug Seal Anatole France boutique hotel in Polanco provides intimate 26-room setting for cohort community building. The day after arriving at the eclectic 26-room Pug Seal Anatole France hotel in......
What cultural experiences come with intensive Spanish programs in Mexico City?
Recent cohort experienced intimate chat with playwright over mezcal, private museum tour, Casa Gilardi visit, Pujol dining. The afternoons and evenings were filled with cultural and culinary experiences: an intimate......
How do coaches with backgrounds in writing, photography, and architecture teach Spanish?
Coaches described as absurdly charming professionals accomplished in writing, photography, architecture beyond teaching Spanish. With my coaches, all absurdly charming professionals accomplished in many things beyond teaching Spanish (writing, photography,......
What does a typical day look like with four hours of lessons?
Monday through Friday structure: two hours morning lessons, lunch, two hours afternoon lessons, broken up by delicious meals. From Monday to Friday, we students had four hours of lessons per......
Why does the program warn participants they’ve “chosen something difficult”?
Co-founder Sonia Gil’s opening video message explicitly warned intensive week would be difficult, tiring, and frustrating. I’m going to burst your bubble here. You have chosen to do something that......
What kind of person performs an original rap about Spanish grammar at graduation?
Participant named Jennifer created original rap rhyming “abogada” with “jubilada” for final celebration performance. One of my now-good friends, Jennifer, performed an original rap about Spanish grammar and adjectives (she......
How does someone who studied Spanish for two decades still fail at fluency?
Toronto Star writer spent over 20 years attempting Spanish through various methods before discovering intensive immersion worked. For more than two decades, I’ve been trying, quite unsuccessfully, to speak Spanish......
Why do participants over 50 choose intensive Spanish bootcamps in Mexico?
Most participants in recent Fluenz cohorts were over 50 – adventurous overachievers seeking rapid language advancement. Most were over the age of 50 — adventurous overachievers from around the U.S.......