Tico Lingo is awesome!

I spent 2 weeks at Tico Lingo in Heredia in March 2026. School provides airport pickup! The school was a 6 minute walk from my homestay in a safe neighborhood. The school is decorated with tons of plants which I absolutely loved! There is a beverage corner on both floors with coffee and water always available and sitting areas scattered throughout for students to gather and visit. Tico Lingo does a good job testing and sorting students into class level. I had the same teacher, Freddy for both weeks. He is so passionate about language. I came home with a new appreciation for spanish after watching him love language so much. He kept classes interesting. Class is 8-12 Monday-Friday and the school offers optional afternoon activities, some free and some have a cost. Examples include dance classes, cooking, yoga, tours to volcano, chocolate making tour, a couple hours visiting locals in spanish and english, an afternoon walking tour of the city and one day each week students can pay $6 to have lunch with Yami, the woman who cooks traditional Tico food at the school. There is a gorgeous table and seating area to do homework among the beautiful plants with the warm, gentle breeze always flowing thru the building. Sometimes there is spanish music playing too! Its a very casual environment which promotes learning. Staff are all super friendly and helpful. The school considers your preferences to place you in a suitable homestay if you are wanting a homestay. I loved mine. My homestay mother spoke zero english which also helped me learn more. Her home was very clean and she was an amazing cook. I ate breakfast and dinner there each day. I felt welcome there. Overall I am thankful for the experience I had there as an older solo traveller. It was safe and really set up for more spanish fluency in a fun way with various ages of students. Tico Lingo has carefully thought over every detail and runs so smoothly!