Benvenuti a Perugia!
Jan | 02
Despite a slight case of post-holiday rain, Perugia was ready for her new American students. Today almost a hundred and fifty students had their Orientation in the main room of Perugia's beautiful fourteenth century town hall. Each of the staff members... Read More
New Umbra Students Arrive
Jan | 02
Though the first fifteen Full Immersion students arrived last Wednesday, and the rest of the over-hundred strong student body members got to Rome's Fiumicino airport on Friday, yesterday was the real beginning of their Umbra experience. The day began with... Read More
Hiking in Cinque Terre
Oct | 02
The cusp of October seems to be peak season for hiking the Cinque Terre. At least four groups of Umbra students struck out independently for Liguria's craggy coast and found themselves meeting up not only with each other but with... Read More
How long does it take to cook a pizza?
Oct | 02
How long does it take to cook a pizza in a wood-burning oven? Who is the pizza Margherita named after? Do Italian pizzaioli (pizza makers) really throw the pizzas in the air? If you answered “about two minutes, Queen Margherita... Read More
Warm up with Tandem
Oct | 02
Winter is getting closer, and on the streets you can smell the intense perfume of those golden chestnuts, hinting that Christmas is coming. It's also time for the new wine, the vino novello. That will be the theme for the... Read More
Leonardo DaVinci Field Trip
Oct | 02
It was an intense and beautiful trip that took Umbra students from the little Perugian train station to the enormous one in Milan (with a stop-off in Florence). The subject of the trip was Leonardo DaVinci and Umbra’s own internationally... Read More