Cherise took Spanish in college — four semesters, intermediate B1 by graduation. Then she spent a summer in Mexico City in 2017. Then nothing for eight years. When she signed up for Koydo in March 2025, she could read newspaper articles + hold a 15-minute conversation, but had forgotten how to write coherently + made dozens of idiomatic mistakes she couldn't see.
I tried three apps + two conversation partners before Daniela. The cohort changed everything — when you don't want to disappoint five other adults working toward the same exam, you show up.
Daniela Reyes pushed her into harder material in months 5-7 (the famous B1→B2 plateau). Cherise nearly quit at month 7; the cohort kept her in. She sat DELE C1 in May 2026 + passed with 78 (pass threshold is 60). Total Koydo spend over 14 months: ~$420. Time invested: ~250 hours. She now reads García Márquez in the original — slowly, but with the dictionary closed.