Tag: spanish intensive

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,......

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......

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......

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......

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......

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.......

Lincoln Park proximity creates unexpected learning environments but attracts noise and distraction. We stay and work in one of greenest areas by Lincoln Park, walking distance to the city’s most......

Nine sessions with different native speakers sounds chaotic but creates surprisingly comprehensive Spanish exposure. Sessions are one-on-one with different coaches throughout the week. Monday morning’s coach was Colombian. Tuesday afternoon’s......

Polanco’s security enables walking alone to cafés for sessions without the hypervigilance that defines other Mexico City neighborhoods. Polanco is the most sought-after and probably the safest urban neighborhood in......

Four Monday-Thursday evening sessions extend the day from 8 AM to 9 PM—a breaking point for some. Evening sessions are designed to promote practice and comprehension and are always guided......