why living there is not enough
Immersion does not happen automatically to an English speaker
- People switch to English out of politenessOne hesitation and the conversation changes language. The country stops functioning as practice, and nothing accidental happens after that.
- The admin of moving fills every slot you had plannedAppointments, paperwork, the job. The language is the only item on the list with no deadline, so it is the one that keeps sliding.
- Two years in, you are still translating the postEnough survival phrases to get by, no sentence longer than a transaction, and a widening gap between living somewhere and being able to talk there.
in pictures
How the hundred days usually run
the streetthe street8 photos in the gallery
the cafethe cafe8 photos in the gallery
the notesthe notes7 photos in the gallery
the tablethe table7 photos in the gallery
the daily shape
Three tasks in the morning, one report when the day is done
a hundred days after landing
How the hundred days usually run
Small and concrete. Words you need this week, and one interaction a day that you would normally have done in English.
Small and concrete. Words you need this week, and one interaction a day that you would normally have done in English.
The first errand that goes end to end in the local language. Short, unremarkable, and the point at which the habit gets real.
A hundred days of daily contact with the place you live, and a log showing which weeks you actually used it.
a hundred days after landing
How the hundred days usually run
Timeboxed programmes for these languages exist and they are not cheap
how others structure it
Lingoda's Sprint runs 60 days of live group classes in German, English, French, Spanish and Italian, returning 50% of the fee to people who meet every attendance rule.
sourceFluent in 3 Months sells a 90-day coached cohort at $297, or three payments of $99, on roughly 45 minutes a day.
sourcePrices and durations are quoted from the sellers' pages, checked on 15 September 2026. We have no verified figures for Dutch, Danish or Norwegian programmes and therefore show none.
before you join
What people who just moved ask
Does this prepare me for an integration or citizenship exam?
No. We have no exam material, no mock tests and nobody who checks answers. If you are preparing for one, the preparation becomes your daily tasks and we count the days.
Which languages does it cover?
All of them, because we supply no content. Dutch, Danish, Norwegian and German are common in the group; the format is the same whichever you pick.
I already take an integration course. Does this clash?
No. It fills the days the course does not, and course homework can be one of the three tasks.
What language is the group in?
Reports are written in English, since that is what the group has in common. Your tasks are in the language you are learning.
Can I start on my arrival date rather than yours?
Groups begin on a shared date so everybody counts the same hundred days. If yours starts later, the next group is usually not far off.
A hundred days of living there in the local language
Leave an email and we tell you when the next hundred days begin. No payment is taken here.
- Three tasks a day, one of them outside the flat
- An evening report, including what you avoided
- A hundred days with people who also moved
One email when the next group starts.
ask before you decide