One week beginners at Tico Lingo

Hola, we are Brian and Sigrun newly-retired from Nuevo York! Our goal in visiting Costa Rica was to begin our adventure with a one-week Spanish immersion program. Our hope was to build upon beginning Spanish learning that we had in school over 30 years ago, and Tico Lingo definitely fulfilled our vacation plan.

Dani, the head of student services and the Tico Lingo team matched us with a wonderful host family that spoke English, but also emphasized conversation in Spanish most of the time. We had breakfast and dinner at their house which was muy delicioso and different every day. Our Tico family taught us a lot about local customs and culture.

Our teacher at Tico Lingo was Kevin, and this hombre was the profesor perfecto. He spoke most of the time in Spanish but stopped whenever we had questions to elaborate on a topic. The written materials provided were very comprehensive. Kevin was so thorough in explaining commonly-used phrases and helping us to make conversation.

The student services director Dani was very gracious and accommodating in guiding our social activities and answering travel questions. Tico Lingo offers many tour opportunities on weekends and activities during the week. We learned some Salsa dancing, how to make empanadas, took a coffee tour, and even did a yoga class...all in Spanish.

Here is the best part...all of this immersiveness helped us to continue our trip with much more confidence in this beautiful country. The Tico Lingo program is great for both beginners (like us) and people who want to get an in-depth learning experience with any a long-term goal. We highly recommend it and Pura Vida!