Millennial Photography at Umbra
Apr | 05
Louis Daguerre announced the perfection of the “daguerreotype,” the first photograph, on 7 January 1839, and as he recounted the procedure, notes about it were relayed by people in the hall of the French Academy of Sciences to those outside... Read More
Perugia Named No. 2 Fall European Destination
Apr | 05
The Hotel Club Travel Blog, a subsidiary of the popular online travel engine Orbitz, has named Perugia the number 2 top European travel destination for the fall! First and foremost the blog mentioned the upcoming EuroChocolate festival, during which... Read More
Pizza Workshop
Apr | 05
Last night was the last in a series of different workshops offered to Umbra students. Umbra students partook in a Pizza Workshop at local pizzeria Pizza e Musica. Students learned from owner, Felice, what goes into making the pizza dough,... Read More
Aperitivo 101
Mar | 05
Yesterday evening, in true Italian fashion, a group of Umbra students discovered the importance of the Mediterranean tradition of stimulating the appetite before a meal with what is known as the aperitivo. Seventeen students and Umbra staff member Paul Schiller... Read More
Photo of the Month!
Mar | 05
The winner of Umbra Spring 2009's first photo contest is Sarah Davis from the University of Colorado-Boulder. This month's contest was an extremely tough decision! Sarah's photo is of Assisi taken from below the Basilica di San Francesco. Sarah will... Read More
Coffee Safari
Mar | 05
Did you ever wonder where coffee houses acquire the names for all those beverages with the double consonants? You guessed it, Italy! Although Italy does not actually grow the bitter red bean, Italians have no problem boasting the best coffee.... Read More