Sep | 16
On Tuesday evening, Prof. Zachary Nowak of the Food Studies Program and neopolitan pizzaiolo Felice once again took students into hidden local pizzeria Pizza e musica to help explain the history and significance of Italian pizza. After a quick tour... Read MoreSep | 15
With the sun setting over the Umbrian Hills, Umbra Institute faculty member Zachary Nowak and staff member Julie Falk each took a group of twenty students around Perugia for a city tour. However, this isn’t your average historical city tour... Read MoreSep | 09
In Italy, they say "Appetite comes while eating" -- L'appetito viene mangiando. This was absolutely the case at the Welcome Aperitivo for the Fall 2011 Umbra students. When studying abroad in Italy, Italian food culture plays a major role in... Read MoreSep | 08
All students at Umbra are required to participate in a one-week intensive Italian "survival" course before regular electives (and Italian) courses start. In the morning, an intensive grammar and vocabulary review takes place in the classroom, while in the afternoon,... Read MoreSep | 05
Studying abroad in Italy can be disorienting ....whichever city a student chooses as the final destination for their semester. There are obvious cultural differences: the language, the food, the people, not to mention having to adjust to walking on cobblestone... Read MoreSep | 02
After the first group of students arrived last Wednesday to direct enroll in the Italian university system, today's the day the rest of Umbra students touch down on Italian soil. Arriving at Rome's Fiumicino airport, they will be greeted by... Read More