Tiramisu on Tuesday
Oct | 13
The Italian 210: Intermediate class proved their culinary skills last week. While learning the imperative form of Italian verbs in class, Professor Giuliano Agamennoni provided all the ingredients necessary to make the famous Italian dessert of tiramisu. One use of... Read More
It’s a Small Country, After All
Oct | 13
Italian student Myriam Ciliani stumbled upon the subject of her latest lesson at the Umbra Institute while strolling through her hometown of Todi, a small city near Perugia, last Tuesday. Celebrated Italian director Sergio Castellito was filming in Todi last... Read More
Umbra Alumna Receives Prestigious Fulbright Award
Oct | 13
Umbra Institute alumna Lindsay Paiva, spring 2011, moved to Florence at the beginning of October to begin research for her recently-awarded Fulbright grant. Paiva will dedicate the next year to work with Tuscany’s giovanese program, which provides youth in the... Read More
A Walk in the Footsteps of the Emperors
Oct | 13
Umbra’s Roman Empire class spent the last weekend following in the footsteps of the city’s greatest emperors, taking in what remains of Marcus Aurelius’ eternal “city of marble”. Armed with walking shoes and the greatest Roman guide of the past... Read More
A Weekend in Tuscany
Oct | 12
After a whirlwind weekend of horseback riding through Tuscan countryside, poolside sunbathing, wine tasting, rich food, and adventures in ancient cities, 35 Umbra Institute students climbed out of the private bus at Piazza Italia Sunday evening, happily exhausted. Early Friday... Read More
Kenyon College Changes Study Abroad Language Requirements
Oct | 11
Kenyon College recently changed its academic requirements to allow students to study abroad without prior language credit, according to an article in the Kenyon Collegian. Until last week, students who planned to study off-campus in a non-English-speaking country had to... Read More