Learning a language before a language trip: your feedback?

Hi everyone, I’m thinking about going on a language trip in the next few months and I’m wondering how to prepare well before leaving. I feel like going without at least some basics can be frustrating at first, especially for speaking. So, I have a few questions:

Have any of you prepared for your trip with a specific course or method? What helped you the most before leaving (classes, online platforms, exchanges, partial immersion, etc.)? Has anyone used Clic Campus or a similar platform to prepare for a stay abroad? If so, did it help once you were there?

I’m mainly looking for real feedback, not marketing 😊 Thanks in advance for your thoughts and experiences!

and I’m wondering how to prepare well before leaving.

Hey! Start simple and get a language method (like Ass*m*l, for example). Practice at home and read the sentences out loud. That’s how I learned the basics of Portuguese, and it really helped during my trips to Brazil. But since Portuguese is quite similar to Spanish, which I’m more fluent in, that made the learning process easier.