Nov | 28
Paintings of Italian landscapes, of raw meat, and of abstractions; poems of love lost and laughs had; songs about living on Venus and cold beer at five; homemade wine and an olive orchard in the backyard. It's Umbra Institute's own... Read MoreNov | 21
Today I had one of the best experiences of my Italian adventure. We didn't take a train anywhere. In fact, our destination was about a twenty minute walk from our school. There were no famous pieces of art or history... Read MoreNov | 19
Chocolate lovers from all over Italy and Europe descended on Perugia this weekend as the thirteenth annual Eurochocolate festival began on Saturday. Eurochocolate is a ten day chocolate festival where vendors from all over Europe exhibit their newest chocolate creations... Read MoreNov | 16
The title of this blog was originally going to be “Umbra Students Harvest Olives” or “A Day In The Olive Orchard,” but the frequency with which the phrase “Che bello!” was uttered on Saturday made it impossible to use anything... Read MoreNov | 14
Umbra alumna, Julia Gabrick, an all-year student from 2004-2005 is back in Italy. This time, though, it’s not as a student but as a teacher. Julia will be working as a language assistant teaching English at a local high school... Read MoreNov | 13
"Founding libraries is like once again building public granaries, amassing reserves against a winter of the spirit which from many reports, my own included, I see coming." - Marguerite Yourcenar, Memorie di Adriano A library is a special place, a... Read More