Going Places
Oct | 05
With mid-terms coming to an end, (HOORAY!) and spring break fast approaching (HIP-HIP HOORAY!) we know that many of you Umbra students will leave your text books behind for the week and head out of Italy on an adventure across Europe.... Read MorePhoto of the Month Contest
Oct | 05
Congratulations to Christine Mallia from Elon University for her photo of "Love Locks." Christine will enjoy a free meal from Quattro Passi Pizzeria. Auguri! Read MoreBack to the Books
Oct | 05
Last week Mary Danahy, Linda Moore, and Bethany O’Connell took a mini-bus down to the Perugia airport (one terminal, two check-in desks) and flew to London’s Stanstead airport (three terminals, about seventy check-in desks). Like Grand Tourists of centuries past,... Read More
Pass the Pizza
Oct | 05
Yesterday was the second edition of the Umbra Institute’s Pizza Workshop. Staff member Zach Nowak led fourteen students through Perugia’s back alleys to the little neighborhood pizzeria, Pizza e Musica. The first part of the night was what Nowak himself... Read More
Summer 2009 Students Have Arrived!
Oct | 05
The Institute re-opened its doors this weekend to welcome the Summer 2009 students to Perugia. After a smooth day of arrivals at the Fiumicino airport in Rome, Umbra staff members accompanied students up to the historic center of Perugia. Everyone... Read More
Creativity and Living Abroad
Oct | 05
Good news for Umbra students and alums! Studies have shown that people who live abroad are likely to be more creative than people who don't. See for yourself here and here. Then again, this probably isn't news to all you alums out there. Read More