The One Way Ticket is for language learners who are done starting over. Pay upfront. Record a promise. Make quitting cost something real.
Spanish • French • Italian • Portuguese • English
"The constraint is the feature. When quitting costs something, you show up."
— The One Way Ticket PhilosophyYou've downloaded the apps, started the streaks, paid for the plans. And when life got busy, you quietly stopped—because there was nothing stopping you.
Monthly subscriptions have a cancel button. Free apps cost nothing to abandon.
Nobody's watching. No one knows if you quit. No accountability beyond yourself.
There's always tomorrow. Always next week. The deadline that never comes.
Low stakes mean low commitment. Nothing to lose means nothing pushing you forward.
A commitment device for language learning. Pay upfront. Record a promise. When quitting costs something, you show up differently.
One payment. No monthly escape hatches. The investment is made before you start—not dripping out where it's easy to ignore.
Speak your commitment aloud in your target language. Your characters remember it. Months from now, you'll hear how far you've come.
No refund button. No pause feature. Unused minutes expire. The constraint is the feature—it's what makes this work.
A commitment device is a choice you make today that restricts your options tomorrow—forcing your future self to follow through. Research shows that when people put money or reputation on the line, completion rates increase by 2-3x compared to free or low-stakes alternatives.
Same 4,000 minutes. You pick the deadline: 3, 6, 9, or 12 months. Shorter timeline means lower price—we reward the bold.
More pressure = Bigger discountMeet Don JoaquĂn and record your promise in your target language. Why you're learning. What you'll achieve. Make it real.
Your characters will remember your promise4,000 minutes unlock. Complete before expiration to earn 400 PTO bonus minutes added to your account.
66 hours of real conversation practice
The Commitment Ceremony
This isn't just a purchase—it's a ritual. Before your One Way Ticket activates, you'll meet Don JoaquĂn Herrera, founder of the Don JoaquĂn hospitality empire. In your target language, imperfect as it may be, you'll tell him why you're learning and what you'll achieve. He witnesses. You commit. Your promise is sealed.
"A promise spoken aloud becomes real. When motivation fades, your own voice will remind you why you started."
— Don JoaquĂn HerreraThe One Way Ticket isn't for everyone—and that's the point. It's for people who've tried the easy paths and need something that actually works.
Qualification required: 1 hour of platform experience before purchase