# Common Ground International Language Services: Learn Spanish \- Spanish Immersion \- Translation \(888\) 879\-2575

> We impact communities through Spanish Language Immersion Training and Services\. Since 2001 we help individuals learn Spanish\.

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## Pages
- [Spanish Immersion Programs in Costa Rica, Ecuador \& Latin America \| All Ages](https://commongroundinternational.com/spanish-immersion/)
- [Professional Translation Services: Document Translations, Telephonic Interpreting, Video Interpreting, Transcreation \& In\-Person Interpreting](https://commongroundinternational.com/translation-interpretation-services/)
- [Costa Rica Family Vacation](https://commongroundinternational.com/costa-rica-family-vacation/)
- [Spanish Immersion Placement Test for Costa Rica Participants](https://commongroundinternational.com/spanish-immersion/spanish-immersion-placement-test/)
- [Diversity and Inclusivity on Spanish Immersion](https://commongroundinternational.com/spanish-immersion/diversity-and-inclusivity-on-spanish-immersion/)

## Posts
- [Healthcare Professions in Spanish: How to Explain Your Role](https://commongroundinternational.com/medical-spanish-blog/healthcare-professions-in-spanish-how-to-explain-your-role/)
- [Blood Work in Spanish: Vocabulary, Instructions \& Patient Interactions for Healthcare Providers](https://commongroundinternational.com/medical-spanish-blog/blood-work-in-spanish-vocabulary-instructions-patient-interactions-for-healthcare-providers/)
- [Spanish Classroom Phrases: How to Redirect Students Effectively](https://commongroundinternational.com/spanish-for-educators-blog/spanish-classroom-phrases-how-to-redirect-students-effectively/)
- [Meet Marco Fierro: The Podcast Helping Spanish Beginners Actually Speak the Language](https://commongroundinternational.com/learn-spanish-blog/spanish-beginners-marco/)
- [Using the Present Perfect in Medical Spanish for Mental Health](https://commongroundinternational.com/medical-spanish-blog/using-the-present-perfect-in-medical-spanish-for-mental-health/)

## Products
- [Bahía Ballena \- Beach \& National Park](https://commongroundinternational.com/store/immersion-trips/immersion-trips-add-ons/bahia-ballena-beach-national-park/): The stretch of the South Pacific Costa Rica coastline from Dominical to Ojochal, known as the \<strong\>Costa Ballena\</strong\>, and is famous for whale spotting, wildlife and beautiful rainforest that runs right onto the beach\! The South Pacific Coast is a less touristy area with pristine beaches, diverse wildlife, and untouched rainforest\. If you want an absolutely beautiful and unique beach experience with lots of wildlife and rainforest\- join this excursion\.
\<h4 class="wp\-block\-heading"\>Excursion dates:\</h4\>
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>Weekend Feb\. 19\-21, 2027 \(Friday\- Sunday night\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Weekend Jul\. 24\-26, 2027 \(Saturday \- Monday\)\</li\>
\</ul\>
We will visit the national park, visit a waterfall and relax at a beautiful hotel surrounded by rainforest and incredible beach views\.
\<ul class="wp\-block\-list"\>
 	\<li\>We will depart Santo Domingo on Friday afternoon / Saturday morning\</li\>
 	\<li\>We will return to Santo Domingo Sunday night / Monday afternoon\</li\>
 	\<li\>This excursion includes: private transportation, shared hotel lodging, national park entrance and guide\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>\*\<strong\>hotel rooms will be shared, most are double occupancy, some are triple\. Participants will have own bed\.\</strong\> If you want your own private room\- you have that option as well when you register\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>\<strong\>OPTIONAL:\</strong\> Join this optional whale watching tour to see the great humpback whales, the local pod of dolphins and snorkel\. This is a 1/2 boat trip in the National Park\. \<a href="https://commongroundinternational\.com/store/immersion\-trips/immersion\-trips\-add\-ons/bahia\-ballena\-snorkel\-whale\-watching/" target="\_blank" rel="noopener"\>Register HERE\.\</a\>\</li\>
\</ul\>
- [Spanish Immersion Trip for Adults](https://commongroundinternational.com/spanish-immersion/): \<strong style="font\-size: 24px;"\>Make your payments for the Spanish Immersion for Adults program here\!\</strong\>

The minimum deposit\* to reserve your spot on the \<a href="https://commongroundinternational\.com/spanish\-immersion/spanish\-immersion\-for\-adults/"\>Spanish Immersion for Adults program\</a\> is $500\.
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>If you would like to pay more than the minimum deposit payment for this trip upon initial registration, please add the $500 deposit payment to your cart and then add a Remaining Balance Payment\* amount to your cart as well\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>If you are just making a balance payment, please select the dates of your intended travel, choose the balance payment option and specify the amount of your balance payment today\.\</li\>
\</ul\>
\<i\>\*As detailed in the \</i\>\<a href="https://commongroundinternational\.com/terms\-and\-conditions/" target="\_blank" rel="noopener"\>\<i\>terms and conditions\</i\>\</a\>\<i\>, program payments are non\-refundable after 30 days of deposit and/or within 90 days of the trip start date\. A portion of your payment may be transferable to a future program\. Please contact CGI program leaders ASAP if you anticipate a change in your travel plans to discuss your options\.\</i\>

Late Registration Fees: Initial trip deposits made after early registration deadline incur a $100 late registration fee\. Summer '27 Early registration deadline: 4/1/27\. Winter '27 Early Registration deadline: 11/1/26\.

 

 
- [Medical Spanish Immersion Trip](https://commongroundinternational.com/spanish-immersion/medical-spanish-immersion/): \<h3\>Secure your spot and make balance payments here\</h3\>
The minimum deposit\* to reserve your spot on the \<a href="https://commongroundinternational\.com/spanish\-immersion/medical\-spanish\-immersion/"\>Medical Spanish Immersion trip\</a\> or \<a href="https://commongroundinternational\.com/spanish\-immersion/international\-rotations/"\>International Rotation \</a\>is $500\.
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>If you would like to pay more than the minimum deposit payment for this trip upon initial registration, please add the $500 deposit payment to your cart and then add a Remaining Balance Payment\* amount to your cart as well\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>If you are just making a balance payment, please select the dates of your intended travel, choose the balance payment option and specify the amount of your balance payment today\.\</li\>
\</ul\>
\<i\>\*As detailed in the \</i\>\<a href="https://commongroundinternational\.com/terms\-and\-conditions/" target="\_blank" rel="noopener"\>\<i\>terms and conditions\</i\>\</a\>\<i\>, program payments are non\-refundable after 30 days of deposit and/or within 90 days of the trip start date\. A portion of your payment may be transferable to a future program\. Please contact CGI program leaders ASAP if you anticipate a change in your travel plans to discuss your options\.\</i\>

Late Registration Fees: Initial trip deposits made after early registration deadline incur a $100 late registration fee\. Summer '27 Early registration deadline: 4/1/27\. Winter '27 Early Registration deadline: 11/1/26\.

 
- [Tortuguero Weekend Excursion for Adults \& Families \- Costa Rica](https://commongroundinternational.com/store/immersion-trips/immersion-trips-add-ons/tortuguero/): \<h2\>July 31 \- Aug 2, 2027 \- 3 Day 2 Night Trip to one of the most remote areas of Costa Rica to experience sea turtles laying eggs\!\</h2\>
Tortuguero is only accessible by boat or by plane\. Set in the thick tropical jungle, access is limited to water taxis and airplanes\. Sea turtles nest on the beaches July \- August\. This jungle is also known for seeing jaguar, caiman, and a host of other wildlife that you can't experience elsewhere\. This optional excursion includes:
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>2 nights lodging and all meals included at our hotel\</li\>
 	\<li\>Canal tour in the national park \(by boat\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Night time turtle viewing tour\</li\>
 	\<li\>Guided trail hike\</li\>
\</ul\>
\<h4\>Optional activities in the area:\</h4\>
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>Visit to the Museo de la Tortuga ≈ $2\*\</li\>
 	\<li\>Additional boat tours ≈ $20 \- $40\*\</li\>
\</ul\>
\*Confirm pricing with CGI in the days preceding the trip\. Hotel rooms will be shared, some are double occupancy, some are triple\. Participants will have own bed\. Private accommodations might be available for an additional \<a href="https://commongroundinternational\.com/store/immersion\-trips/private\-lodging\-on\-weekend\-trips/" target="\_blank" rel="noopener"\>fee\</a\>\. In case you need a private room please contact us\.

\<strong\>We'll leave early Saturday morning and return Monday afternoon\. We may have a partial day of classes on Monday depending on what time we return\. Reserve your spot today\!\</strong\>

 
- [High School Immersion Trip](https://commongroundinternational.com/spanish-immersion/high-school-spanish-immersion/): \<strong style="font\-size: 24px;"\>Reserve your spot \(register\) and make immersion trip payments here\!\</strong\>

\<strong style="font\-size: 20px;"\>2027 Program Dates: \</strong\>

\<strong style="font\-size: 20px;"\>Ecuador Spanish Immersion Programs:\</strong\>
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>3 weeks Ecuador Spanish Immersion Trip: June 18th \- July 7th \(\+/\- a day to accommodate flight schedules\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>2 weeks Ecuador Spanish Immersion Trip: June 24 \- July 7 \(\+/\- a day to accommodate flight schedules\)\</li\>
\</ul\>
\<strong style="font\-size: 20px;"\>Costa Rica Spanish Immersion Programs:\</strong\>
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>10 Day Spanish Immersion: Beach \& Volcano: Feb\. 2027 dates coming soon\</li\>
 	\<li\>3 week Spanish Immersion: Beach, Volcano \& Turtles: July 8 \- July 28\</li\>
 	\<li\>2 Week Spanish Immersion: Beach \& Volcano: July 8\- July 21\</li\>
\</ul\>
\<strong style="font\-size: 20px;"\>4 and 6 weeks Combo Program: Ecuador \& Costa Rica: \</strong\>
\<ul\>
 	\<li style="font\-weight: 400;" aria\-level="2"\>\<span style="font\-weight: 400;"\>4 week COMBO: 2 weeks EC, 2 weeks CR \- June 24 \- July 21\</span\>\</li\>
 	\<li style="font\-weight: 400;" aria\-level="2"\>\<span style="font\-weight: 400;"\>6 week COMBO: 3 weeks EC, 3 weeks CR \- June 18 \- July 28\</span\>\</li\>
\</ul\>
\<strong style="font\-size: 20px;"\>Class Trips \- Costa Rica Spanish Immersion:\</strong\>
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>BookCliff Middle School Costa Rica Spanish Immersion: May 27 or 28\- June 4 or 5\</li\>
 	\<li\>Profe Paula Spanish Immersion Trip: June 4\-14th \+/\- a day to accommodate flight schedules\. Registration deadline Oct\. 1st\</li\>
\</ul\>
\<span style="font\-size: 1\.2em; font\-weight: bold;"\>\* Registration deadline: Apr\. 1st\</span\>

Late Registration Fees: Initial trip deposits made after early registration deadline incur a $100 late registration fee\. Summer '27 Early registration deadline: 4/1/27\.

\<strong style="font\-size: 20px;"\>Register for your program here\!\</strong\>
\<span style="text\-decoration: underline;"\>Registration process is as follows:\</span\>
\<ol\>
 	\<li\>Pay your deposit to reserve your place\!\*\</li\>
 	\<li\>Once you make your deposit, you will receive a \<span style="text\-decoration: underline;"\>welcome email\</span\> with links to the full registration form and your next steps\.\</li\>
 	\<li\>Fill out the full registration form where we collect your passport information, emergency contact information, medical / dietary information and more\!\</li\>
 	\<li\>Send in your pre\-departure paperwork\</li\>
 	\<li\>Have questions, call us today\!  Or email \<a href="mailto:lfoster@commongroundinternational\.com"\>Leslie Foster\</a\>\</li\>
\</ol\>
Bookmark this page for remaining payments\. After your initial deposit, please select the Remaining Balance Payment\* option and enter a specified amount for your remaining payments\.

\<i\>\*As detailed in the \</i\>\<a href="https://commongroundinternational\.com/terms\-and\-conditions/" target="\_blank" rel="noopener"\>\<i\>terms and conditions\</i\>\</a\>\<i\>, program payments are non\-refundable after 30 days of deposit and/or within 90 days of the trip start date\. A portion of your payment may be transferable to a future program\. Please contact CGI program leaders ASAP if you anticipate a change in your travel plans to discuss your options\.\</i\>

 

## Courses
- [Ecuador High School Adventure](https://commongroundinternational.com/courses/amazon-adventure/)
- [Medical Spanish Immersion Pre\-Departure Course](https://commongroundinternational.com/courses/medical-spanish-immersion-pre-departure-course/)
- [Family Spanish Immersion Pre\-Departure Course](https://commongroundinternational.com/courses/family-spanish-immersion-pre-departure-course/)
- [Adult Spanish Immersion Pre\-departure Course](https://commongroundinternational.com/courses/adult-spanish-immersion-pre-departure/)
- [Off Program Spanish Immersion Pre\-departure Course](https://commongroundinternational.com/courses/off-program-spanish-immersion/)

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