Apr | 24
Today is one of the Umbra Institute's last days for the Spring 2011. Here are a few things to do before you leave... 5. Taste a Bacio . Most of the Italian classes have toured the home of the world-famous... Read MoreApr | 18
Congrats to Kylie Bearse from CU-Boulder on her winning photo! Read MoreApr | 16
Just over a week ago, students were enjoying the sun in Sorrento, Capri, and Naples on the Umbra Institute’s Amalfi Coast trip. Planned during the nicest part of every semester, students started on with a noontime tour of the ancient... Read MoreApr | 14
Last night, Umbra students who participated in the UNICEF Pigotta project gathered along with the UNICEF volunteers from Perugia and the president of the Perugia UNICEF branch, Iva Catarinelli. During the aperitivo, Paola D'Amora (Umbra intern and head of the... Read MoreApr | 11
Nicole Visovsky, junior at Penn State University and organizer of Tom's One Day Without Shoes (subject of article below) here at Umbra, made a video of how it is for students in Perugia (Americans and Italians alike!) to walk not... Read MoreApr | 05
For most Third World children, every day is a day without shoes. To combat this, Tom's Shoes started a unique project: for every pair of shoes that they sell, they donate one pair to a needy child ina developing country.... Read More