Umbra Wishes You Happy Holidays
Oct | 02
Holiday lights are hanging brightly above Corso Vanucci and the Christmas market is in full swing inside the Rocca Paolina. Fall 2011 students have just returned home to their friends and family, and the Umbra Institute is quiet for just... Read More
Sustainability Class Visits World-Famous Butcher
Sep | 17
“Sono Dario Cecchini, e ho 250 anni (I’m Dario Cecchini, and I’m 250 years old),” joked Dario Cecchini, whom the LA Times calls “the most famous butcher in the world.” Students pose after a hike through the Tuscan foothills during... Read More
Students Discover Finer Side of Wine
Sep | 17
Wednesday evening, a group of Umbra Institute students boned up on their dinner party conversation at a wine tasting at Énonè, a favorite Perugian enoteca. With the guidance of longtime sommelier Silvia Bartolini, the students learned to analyze wine based... Read MoreSo the Students Become the Pizzaioli
Sep | 17
Last night, students wandered down twisting streets to find Pizza e Musica, a hidden Perugia pizzeria that once served as a convent, and participate in the favorite Umbra Pizza Workshop. Umbra staff members Julie Falk and Laura Fronduti shattered more... Read More
5 Reasons to Participate in Community Engagement
Sep | 10
By Nicole Flohr, Lebanon Valley College and Umbra Rep Fall ’19 Over 95 percent of Umbra students participate in community engagement each semester. Engaging in a meaningful way with the local community and Italian culture is one of the... Read More
Intensive Italian week a smashing success!
Sep | 02
All students at Umbra are required to participate in a one-week intensive Italian "survival" course before regular electives (and Italian) courses start. In the morning, an intensive grammar and vocabulary review takes place in the classroom, while in the afternoon,... Read More