“Participation in the Pueblo Español immersion program of June 14-21, 2024 was one of the most exciting and positive experiences in my life. From my first inquiry to post-graduation, Pueblo Español Manager, Julia Palomino, and her staff were friendly, professional, and quick to respond to all my questions. Transportation to the site of the program was smooth, and the ‘rustic hotel’, Casón de la Pinilla, at the town of Cerezo de Arriba, was clean, quiet, and featured gourmet meals. The program director, Cecilio Muñiz, kept the five students and five Spanish volunteers interested, motivated, and full of good cheer while at the same time maintaining the week’s activities on schedule. Our eleven-person group bonded by the second day of class as we students took up the daunting but fun challenge of speaking only Spanish. The activities were intriguing, varied, and normally lasted an hour, which was sufficient time to capture the student’s imagination, address the subject, and report to the group. The volunteers came from Madrid, Barcelona, and Malaga, and all provided gentle and knowledgeable assistance, speaking clearly and with vocabularies tailored to the Spanish language skills of each student. The atmosphere was one of trust and shared enthusiasm. My takeaway: If you can carry on a basic conversation in Spanish and want to improve your conversational skills and confidence, I highly recommend this experience. A final note: for the first three days after my return from the program, all my thoughts were in Spanish! Pueblo Español did it!”
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Jonathan Ross | Pueblo Español 2024 student