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Two Umbra students presented their part of a local museum’s exhibit on Italian unification. This year is the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the unification of Italy as a national state. History here, as everywhere, is always a battleground,... Read MoreDec | 08
"Jungfrau" by Jesse Schwend "Station" by Morgan Tilton The last photo of the month contest for Fall 2010 was a tie! Congrats to Morgan Tilton from DU and to Jesse Schwend from CU-Boulder for their winning photos. Both Morgan and... Read MoreDec | 02
This week students attended the last meeting of the semester for the UNICEF Pigotte doll project marking the occasion, along with other local volunteers, by celebrating with food and drinks. About a dozen students spent a few hours a week... Read MoreNov | 25
Happy Thanksgiving from Umbra! Today we're thankful for Perugia. And knowing how quickly this last month will fly by for the Fall 2010 students, the Umbra staff have put together a list of Umbra's Top Five Must-Do's before you leave... Read MoreNov | 17
Another Tuesday, another night of great pizza at the Il Paiolo pizzeria in Perugia. Il Paiolo, a 5-star rated pizzeria on the popular Italian foodie site 2spaghi.it (similar to ChowHound.com, for those that are familiar), actually used to be the headquarters of the... Read MoreNov | 17
...Olive season that is. Three Umbra Institute students went to Passignano sul Trasimeno to help pick olives for production of one of Italy’s most delicious and famous products, olive oil. The overnight trip was at the Orsini family’s agriturismo,... Read More