Genuinely The Best Summer of My Life

When I was looking for a Spanish Immersion program, I felt as though I was sifting through different versions of the same reviews and programs. Personally, it was difficult for me to choose the program I thought would be a perfect pick. If I could go back and make the decision over again, I would choose LITA every time.
Allow me to take you through my experience from start to finish. Upon signing up for the program, Jordan, the heart and soul of the program, reached out to my family on multiple occasions for FaceTime calls. Here, he got to know me: my interests, my knowledge of the Spanish language, my personality, and so on. This level of care and attention, one that far exceeded all of my expectations, is characteristic of all of the staff with LITA.
Jordan and his team worked to get me an internship at a bakery in my host town after I shared my passion for baking and my desire to meet with people in the community. The internship provided me with experiences and connections beyond what I could have imagined. Similarly, my host family quickly became a second family to me. I was welcomed with open arms. I quickly became integrated into their large network of cousins, grandparents, family friends, and so on. To this day, I remain in contact with the entire family. This branches from snapchatting my host sister, to whatsapping my host mother, to getting calls from my host grandmother on any, and every, occassion. I had plans to go back and visit, but, unfortunately, the pandemic has made that difficult.
Now, potential students may still be apprehensive - what if they don't have a host family as welcoming as mine? What if their experiences with an internship is not similar to mine? That is when the other, equally shiney, bright, stars of the LITA program come in to play. LITA is a unique program as it does not focus on the touristy parts of the country. LITA takes you to all of the hidden gems of the country. They take you to places that tourists do not go. You get the chance to connect with locals and to truly immerse yourself in the culture and love that is present in Spain. Getting my Spain experience through these types of towns and cities made my time radically different than if I were to have stayed in Barcelona or Madrid, and I would not have wanted it any other way.
LITA truly is the best program of its kind. I could not reccomend it highly enough and, if given the opportunity to relive it, I would go back to day one in a heart beat. There are so many fantastic aspects of the program that I have not touched on, the connection you make with the other kids in the program, THE FOOD, the personal growth and maturity you see in yourself, the monitors, the beauty of the country, and so on. Basically, you have been lucky enough to stumble upon the gem of a program that is LITA. Do yourself a favor, and stop your search. LITA is it.