Go Team Umbra!
Oct | 02
On Thursday, Umbra students laced up their soccer shoes to play calcio, the national sport of Italy. They brought their Umbra spirit all the way to victory playing with the home team, the ONAOSI Institute. Mixing up the teams with guys and... Read More
Pizza, Music & More Pizza
Oct | 02
Last Tuesday, students were welcomed at the local, hidden pizzeria ‘Pizza e Musica’ for yet another infamous Umbra’s Pizza Workshop. Pizzaiolo (pizza-maker) Gerry and pizzeria owner Felice were ready to share the art of pizza making with students, showing off... Read More
Wine and cheese? Don’t mind if I do.
Oct | 02
Last Thursday, twenty-two Umbra students and a staff member trouped across town to énonè, a chic wine bar in Corso Cavour, an up-and-coming section of Perugia. They were met there by Sylvia Bartolini, a sommelier and wine connoisseur who has... Read More
Umbra internship partner presents wines in Napa
Oct | 02
Lungarotti Winery, a partner of the Umbra Institute, recently presented its wines at the Girl and Fig restaurant in Sonoma County in the Bay Area. Lungarotti, a leader in Umbrian winemaking since 1961, has been recognized in the American press... Read More
Interview about Umbra Experiential Learning Project on Major Radio Show
Oct | 02
Umbra Professor Antonella Valoroso went on Rai3’s well-known Italian radio show Voci della Città (Voices of the City) recently to speak about The Umbra Institute’s very own “Progetto famiglia italiana.” This experiential learning project, which allows Umbra students to make... Read More
Italian class visits the old archive of Augusta Library in Perugia
Oct | 02
Francesco Gardenghi's Racconto Italiano class visted Perugia's main library last afternoon, Biblioteca Augusta. You might not think a library is exciting but this library is more like a museum. Its archives include parchment rolls that date back to 800 A.C.... Read More