We believe everyone deserves a world-class language tutor.
AI makes that possible for the first time in history. That's why we built Festivities.
The story
I studied Spanish for two years. Flashcards. Grammar drills. Duolingo streaks. I could conjugate verbs perfectly and still couldn't order a coffee in Madrid without panicking.
Then I got stranded at a hostel in Seville with no English speakers around. For three days, I had to speak Spanish or go hungry. By day three, I was conversational.
That experience changed how I think about language learning. The apps weren't failing me because they were bad apps. They were failing me because they were optimizing for the wrong thing: correct answers, not actual communication.
Festivities is what I wish had existed. An AI that talks to you — really talks, adapts, challenges, and encourages you — without the terror of saying something wrong to a real person. All the benefits of immersion. None of the social anxiety.
— Andrew, Founder
The science behind it
Comprehensible Input
Stephen Krashen's input hypothesis: we acquire language most effectively when we understand messages slightly beyond our current level (i+1). Festivities always operates in this zone.
Output Hypothesis
Merrill Swain's research shows that producing language — speaking and writing — is essential for developing fluency, not just comprehending it. You have to talk to learn to talk.
Spaced Repetition
Festivities weaves vocabulary and structures from previous sessions back into new conversations at optimal intervals — making repetition invisible and natural rather than deliberate and boring.
Want to go deeper? Read our post on the science of language learning →
The team
Andrew
Founder & CEO
Obsessed with language learning after spending 3 years failing to learn Spanish the traditional way, then becoming conversational in 3 months after a trip forced him to just speak.
The Team
Engineers, Designers, Language Experts
A small, focused team that believes in doing one thing exceptionally well: making language learning through conversation accessible to everyone on earth.
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