Weekend Features Farm Visit, Long Lunches, and Perugian Explorations
Jan | 22
This weekend saw a flurry of Umbra activities to further orient the recently-arrived students. Flavio Orsini demonstrates how to weave a basket at his countryside Slow Food farm on Saturday. Saturday morning, students enrolled through Arcadia University visited the Umbrian... Read More
Clemson Marketing Visits AC Perugia Calcio!
Jan | 18
This morning, Professors Tom Baker and Tracy Meyer accompanied a group of Clemson marketing student to the headquarters of AC Perugia Calcio, Perugia’s professional soccer team. They were met by two representatives of the team’s marketing department and given a... Read More
l Primo Tandem!
Jan | 05
More than seventy students gathered on Wednesday for the first Scambi Lingua (Tandem) event. Tandem is a weekly event which brings American students together with Italians to practice their language skills through conversation. Tandem is a voluntary activity for those... Read More
Taking It One Slice At A Time
Jan | 03
Monday evening, Umbra Institute students wandered twisting streets to find Pizza e Musica, a hidden Perugia pizzeria that once served as a convent, and participate in the famous Umbra Pizza Workshop. Students then explored the art of pizza, guided by... Read More
Life of a Student Abroad in Italy through a Blog
Jan | 02
An Umbra alum on her return after her experience abroad in Italy creates a blog for her Global Interpersonal Communication class, to talk about her experience studying in Perugia, Italy and to help current and prospective students that make the... Read More
Students are almost on their way!
Dec | 02
Here we are again, getting ready to greet another group of students! With the impending arrivals, Umbra staff are doing their usual preparations: making sure the busses are ready to bring students up from Fiumicino, putting the final touches on... Read More