My experience with Platica was… My experience with Platica was fantastic! I met two really amazing women who taught me a lot about their culture and personal experiences and our conversations together helped improve my Spanish. Speaking with native speakers is a really valuable experience, and I'm so glad I got this opportunity to practice and learn more about Guatemala.

I LOVE Ale I LOVE Ale! Such a sweet and encouraging person to talk with and I definitely improved upon my conversational skills and confidence. She was very open and has a great memory, which made me feel more valued throughout the semester.

Conversations with Sophia It was a great and unique experience which definitely helped me improve my Spanish comprehension and articulation.

Platica review-Katherine Brown I absolutely loved my conversations with Ceci and truly felt my Spanish skills increase over the course of our conversations. It was an incredible way to get real, practical experience in the language without feeling like I was being graded or critiqued on my performance. Ceci and I have even become friends and continued our communications beyond just our registered times which has allowed me to practice my Spanish even more. This program is truly exceptional and I hope more students are able to benefit from it in the future!

Platica is such an amazing program… Platica is such an amazing program because it allows you to gain experience in speaking Spanish as if you were in a Spanish speaking country with the ease of the internet. After two years, I truly began to feel comfortable with my Platica partner, and I enjoyed all of our conversations. My favorite conversations happened when we veered slightly from our set conversation topics and I found myself speaking well and confidently about something I cared about. The program has helped me with my conversation skills and made me much more comfortable and confident speaking in Spanish. Next time I am actually in a Spanish speaking country or presented the opportunity to have a true conversation in Spanish, I will be grateful for all my Platica sessions. - Alaina Moskowitz