Welcome Aperitivo at Argentina
Nov | 05
Yesterday night the Umbra student body and staff got together for what usually is a short aperitivo (small before dinner "meal" with appetizers), but what turned into a several hour eating affair. Argentina is a local steakhouse that also has a... Read More
Holy Snow!
Nov | 05
Last Friday, students in Professor Adrian Hoch's Michelangelo course braved the unusually winter weather -- SNOW in Rome! -- to visit some of Michelangelo's most famous works of art. Students started out at the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel,... Read More
Perugia Ready For Its New “Temporary Citizens”
Nov | 02
The Umbra Institute is putting all the chairs in order in the classrooms, preparing for Orientation and the first week of Survival Italian for the new students. The planes landing at Rome's Fiumicino Airport on the 16th of May will... Read More
Another Kind of Chocolate
Oct | 25
Though the tents that shelter all the stands haven't started appearing yet in Corso Vannucci, the Eurochocolate "Festival" isn't far away. Perugia's famous for that felicitous marriage of cocoa, milk, and sugar because of the long tradition of chocolate here... Read More
Fiera dei Morti
Oct | 23
This year's fall break coincided with Italy's national holiday, falling on November 1st, , a day dedicated to honoring loved ones who've passed away. Locals here in Perugia celebrate the day amid family, friends and lots of food while outside... Read More
Back to the Future
Oct | 20
No need to check your calendar. It's not Halloween yet. The people dressed in Medieval costumes are actually the Medieval Cultures course students and professor. The class was transported back in time as they dined on traditional cuisine from recipes dating... Read More