Add this to your Pre-Departure Checklist!
Oct | 05
Attention Fall 2008 students: you may think now that you have your passport and study visa that you are finished completing government forms. Consider one more form! During the fall semester, the United States will hold an historic Presidential election.... Read More
Harvest, Autumn, Fall…autunno
Oct | 05
Summer is over, and the next season is here. Italian uses autunno, from earlier Latin autumnus, a word probably of Etruscan origin. In American English the word for this season is Fall, while Brits use Autumn (though "Harvest" was the... Read More
Tandem: Use the Lingua to Learn the Lingua?
Oct | 05
In Italian the word for tongue and language, is one and the same: lingua. That's why, in addition to the week of Intensive Italian and the obligatory Italian classes, the Umbra Institute sponsors the Tandem program. Run by staff members Mauro... Read More
Photo of the Month
Oct | 05
Congrats to Jackie DeWolfe from the University of Richmond for her photo entitled "Cortona Cat." Jackie will enjoy a free meal from Quattro Passi Pizzeria! Auguri Jackie! Read More
Olive Oil: 5,000 Years of Goodness
Oct | 05
Yesterday’s olive oil workshop was an easy sell. Almost thirty Umbra Institute students filled a local enoteca to hear about Italy’s number two (after wine) food export. The first part of the workshop focused on the biochemistry of an olive,... Read MoreAn Afternoon in Italy’s Green Heart…
Sep | 09
Last Friday Umbra students hopped on a bus bound for Orvieto, without a doubt one of Italy’s most striking cities. Perched on a butte of volcanic tuff and protected by towering vertical walls made from the same stone, the once... Read More