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Italian at BLI: My New Year’s Resolution That Became a Boarding Pass to Adventure

2025-12-05T07:43:46+00:00

Italian at BLI: My New Year’s Resolution That Became a Boarding Pass to Adventure Opinion Piece by Beth Mazza Robertson | 5 minute read The New Year is a natural time for reinvention — a season of resolutions, bucket lists, and an exhausted return to normal. For me, January always feels like a giant exhale after the holidays: the kids head back to their real lives, the house looks a bit bare without all the colorful holiday decor, but I finally have time to catch my breath. In that calm, I often reflect on the year behind me and consider what [...]

Italian at BLI: My New Year’s Resolution That Became a Boarding Pass to Adventure2025-12-05T07:43:46+00:00

Jump into a Fun Winter Language Class

2025-12-03T01:41:47+00:00

Winter Language Classes are Open! Join us for some fun, interactive learning this winter at Bend Language Institute. We have a range of courses in Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, American Sign Language, and English for Speakers of Other Languages. Plus, we offer private lessons in several other languages. Check out our course offerings below. American Sign Language Introductory American Sign Language I American Sign Language II English Everyday English for Beginners French Elementary French Intermediate French French Conversation Practice Italian Introductory Italian I Italian II Intermediate Italian Conversation Advanced Italian Japanese Japanese Travel Essentials Introductory Japanese I Japanese II Spanish Spanish Travel [...]

Jump into a Fun Winter Language Class2025-12-03T01:41:47+00:00

Multilingual Monday at Broken Top Bottle Shop

2025-10-24T16:53:51+00:00

Join Us Monday, November 3 for Multilingual Monday The days are getting shorter and chilly, so it time to meet inside at our winter location at Broken Top Bottle Shop! Our next Multilingual Monday event will be on November 3 from 5:30-7:30pm and we will meet in the left side room. For those of you new to this event -- Multilingual Monday is a free, community event held on the first Monday of every month. People come together to speak Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin - and sometimes other languages too - and have a ton of fun connecting with [...]

Multilingual Monday at Broken Top Bottle Shop2025-10-24T16:53:51+00:00

Language & Food Workshops

2025-10-20T17:15:17+00:00

Upcoming Gyoza Language and Food Workshop Have you heard about our Language and Food workshops? These interactive workshops offer a creative opportunity for you to learn some language basics, while exploring how to make popular cultural dishes. This fall we recently held a California Roll and Miso Soup workshop -- and in just a few days we will host another Gyoza workshop. Our local newspaper, The Source, recently interviewed us about these fun learning opportunities. Read more about our language-in-action workshops in their article here. Come by to learn some Japanese with us this weekend as well as how to make [...]

Language & Food Workshops2025-10-20T17:15:17+00:00

Sign Up For Fall Classes Today

2025-08-05T18:17:06+00:00

Fall Classes and Workshops Today is a fantastic day to plan for some language learning this fall! Our fall classes opened last week and it is great to see that quite a number of people have already registered. Scroll below to see our fall course offerings - we look forward to seeing you when the weather cools down. American Sign Language Introductory American Sign Language I American Sign Language II English Everyday English for Beginners English Nights French Introductory French I Elementary French Intermediate French French for Fluency German German Grammar A1 German Grammar A2 German Grammar B1 Japanese Japanese Travel Essentials Introductory [...]

Sign Up For Fall Classes Today2025-08-05T18:17:06+00:00

Welcome to Chieko Saito

2025-08-05T18:05:19+00:00

Welcome to Our New Japanese Teacher, Chieko Saito We would like to welcome Chieko Saito to the BLI community as our new Japanese teacher! Chieko is a Japanese native with an abundance of experience in the international business world, as well as Japanese language and culture education. She has traveled throughout the world and is looking forward to sharing her enthusiasm for making Japanese language learning fun and enjoyable. This fall she is looking forward to teaching Japanese Travel Essentials, Introductory Japanese I, as well as hosting a number of workshops and private lessons. If you have any questions about our [...]

Welcome to Chieko Saito2025-08-05T18:05:19+00:00

Join Us For Summer Courses!

2025-06-02T22:21:56+00:00

Join Us For Interactive Classes At Bend Language Institute we are offering a range of interactive, small group classes in June, July and August -- and would love to have you join. Fun photo fact: we speak some Spanish, Italian, Greek, French, Zulu and Russian between the three of us. So can you! Italian Italian Travel Essentials Accelerated Introductory Italian I Italian II Advanced Italian The Language of Italian Food Workshop (June 8) French Introductory French I French II French III French IV: Regions of France Spanish Spanish Travel Essentials In addition to these courses, we offer one-on-one lessons and small [...]

Join Us For Summer Courses!2025-06-02T22:21:56+00:00

Multilingual Monday, June 2 at Midtown Yacht Club

2025-05-27T14:58:21+00:00

Join Us for a Free Community Event Multilingual Monday is just around the corner — and we plan to meet at The Midtown Yacht Club for the summer months! Fingers crossed the weather is just as gorgeous as it has been for our Monday, June 2nd gathering from 5:30-7:30pm. Multilingual Monday is a free, community event held on the first Monday of every month. People come together to speak Spanish, French, German, Italian, Mandarin - and sometimes other languages too - and have a ton of fun connecting with others. Beginners and native speakers alike are invited to join. We often [...]

Multilingual Monday, June 2 at Midtown Yacht Club2025-05-27T14:58:21+00:00

Spring Classes Are Open

2025-02-10T15:59:25+00:00

Join Us for Late Winter and Spring Classes March Courses and Workshops Italian Travel Essentials (March 4-13) The Language of Italian Food Workshop (March 9) Thursday Spanish Conversation Group (March) Spring Classes in April and May French Introductory French I French II French IV Grammar's Greatest Hits in French (online) German German Grammar I German Grammar II Italian Italian Travel Essentials Introductory Italian I Italian II Advanced Italian Spanish Spanish Travel Essentials Accelerated Introductory Spanish I Spanish II  

Spring Classes Are Open2025-02-10T15:59:25+00:00

Listen to Us on KPOV The Point

2025-02-04T23:54:30+00:00

Learn about BLI on KPOV The Point A couple of weeks ago we had a radio interview on KPOV The Point where we discussed Bend Language Institute's history, vision, and some of the benefits of language learning for all ages. You can listen to the podcast version of the interview here. A huge thank you to Claire Merydith for hosting such a fun interview!

Listen to Us on KPOV The Point2025-02-04T23:54:30+00:00
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