Mar | 07
We have a new UmbraViews video up! This one, which is also part of the new Community Engagement Video Series (see the other video on the UNICEF volunteer opportunity), details the volunteer opportunity offered to students study abroad in Italy... Read MoreMar | 06
"I am in Italy, surrounded by ancient buildings, panoramic views, new people and a new way of life." Marietta College Junior Megan Mason wrote a front-page article for the Marietta newspaper, The Marcolian, about her experience studying abroad in Italy with the... Read MoreFeb | 29
The Umbra Institute has long promoted study abroad not only as a fun-filled adventure in exploring another country's culture, but also as a way to become a better global citizen. Today's world, for better or for worse, does not revolve... Read MoreFeb | 27
Umbra Study abroad student Maria Papapietro (here through CIS) is keeping a blog on GoAbroad.net with her reflections on her experience here in Perugia. Themes include her goals for this semester abroad, what she's doing with her classes, and how... Read MoreFeb | 21
This is a screenshot -- check out the full video after the jump! Our good friend and Tuttoggi.it correspondent Nicola Palumbo went on the underground tour of Perugia this past Sunday and filmed his experience for Tuttoggi. We saw it... Read MoreFeb | 20
Pellegrino Artusi,who in 1890 wrote Italy's first modern cookbook, had grown up in Emilia-Romagna (a region in the north known for its hearty food) but lived out his adult life in Tuscany's capital, Florence. Despite lots of culinary contributions from... Read More