Urban Spaces Students Open Perugia’s First Urban Garden
Apr | 26
The Urban Spaces class with professors Ray and Viviana Lorenzo After weeks of brainstorming sessions, meetings and construction, the “ESUS 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces and Communities” students officially opened the first ever urban garden of Perugia. Located in... Read More
What We Learned: Fair Trade
Apr | 24
In recent months, Umbra's fair trade interns have been busy organizing events and educating the community about issues in fair trade around the world. With the semester coming to a close, we asked them a few questions about their experiences.... Read More
Homestay: Living with an Italian Family
Apr | 20
“Living in someone’s home, especially in a foreign country, teaches you so much more than a language” All of the Umbra students are housed in the city center of Perugia, but there are a few exceptions. This Spring 15 semester,... Read More
Umbra Professor Keynote Speaker at Italian-American Conference
Apr | 15
Urban Spaces Professor Raymond Lorenzo will be representing the Umbra Institute as the keynote speaker at the Calandra Italian American Institute's annual conference at Queens College in New York City. This year's conference topic is, "Bambini, Ragazzi, Giovani: Children and... Read More
A Delicious Journey Through Italy’s Food Valley
Apr | 14
This weekend the History and Culture of Food in Italy class embarked on what can only be described as an epic food voyage through Parma, the capital city of Italy’s “food valley,” Emilia-Romagna. Watching parmigiano being aged in pools of... Read More
Umbra Students Prepare for Re-Entry
Apr | 14
On Tuesday night, Umbra students started to think about going back home Re-entry is possibly the most overlooked aspect of study abroad. "Going home" often means leaving a new home behind. Many study abroad students will return as a changed... Read More