Spanish immersion program in Northern Spain

I was a student at Instituto Hemingway, and I just wanted to really thank all my professors for helping me learn Spanish. This first time I went to Bilbao I did it with knowing almost nothing of the language. I signed up for an intensive course there and liked it so much that I knew I had to continue. Not only did I improve my Spanish, but thanks to the tips and suggestions from my professors - and they always recommended places to go and see, especially those that don’t come in the guide books - I experienced so much more of Bilbao and its surroundings than I would have on my own. It was great! Then last year I repeated again and fell in love again with the place and its people. It has such a wonderful atmosphere, and the people are so nice and friendly that I never had any problems with being able to practice Spanish.