One thing we love about our school is that students come to Portland English Language Academy from all over the world. We always have a great mix of students from different countries, which creates a rich environment not only for English language learning but also for many multicultural experiences.
Students from Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Japan, Brazil, Taiwan, Korea and Mexico
Last month, we welcomed students from countries such as Argentina, Pakistan, Korea, Ukraine, Colombia, Libya, Brazil, Taiwan and Malaysia!
This month we will be joined by students from Turkey, Russia, China, Georgia (in Asia), Spain, Vietnam, Japan and Saudi Arabia!
We hope you can join us soon and make many life-long friends with people from all around the world.
| Our school is like a family. I’m so happy to be studying here!
– Shiho, Japan |
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Generally, First Thursday hours are Thursday evening, 6pm to 9pm. Most galleries are in NW Portland, between NW Everett & Hoyt Streets, and between 6th & 13th Avenue. See a map of First Thursday Galleries 
Come to the PELA office and get your Free Ticket to 
Beginning tomorrow, PELA students will be heading down to Waterfront Park to participate in Portland’s annual 
Later this month, PELA will be taking students down to one of Oregon’s first “spring” festivals of the year: The Woodburn Tulip Festival! Located about 40 miles south of Portland, the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm hosts a month-long festival, with live music and dance, pony rides, wine-tasting and gourmet food samples, along with hot balloon rides!
That same day, we will be stopping at the Woodburn Outlet Mall, located about 40 minutes south of Portland, which has over 70 brand-name discount stores. Outlet Malls are places where you can find brand-name company selling their products at cheaper prices than you find in normal stores. You can find great sales every day at Nike, Coach, DKNY, Banana Republic, GAP, Calvin Klein, and much more! There, students can take advantage of Oregon’s 
On March 16, PELA is taking students to try out a truly unique Portland activity: Blacklight, 3-D, Pirate Miniature Golf! 
Portland is a great place to enjoy some unusual American activities. There are several “paintball” centers, where you can compete in various games and use paint-guns to hit opponents.
