Dec | 16
Hard to believe that the Fall 2008 students arrived in Perugia only four months ago! Exams are finished, suitcases are almost packed, and everyone is running out to buy last minute gifts and reminders of their favorite little town in... Read MoreDec | 11
Wednesday evening at the Umbra Institute, the Uguccione Ranieri di Sorbello Foundation awarded the academic prize to Sophia Schwatka for most outstanding student of Italian. Each of the 22 participating candidates for the prize submitted a short essay on the... Read MoreDec | 10
Last night, students and professors gathered together to gander at the displays for the Umbra Institute’s biannual Student Art Show. In the hallways and classrooms, students showed off their best semester works from drawing, fresco painting, and photography classes. Thanks... Read MoreDec | 03
Yesterday’s olive oil workshop was an easy sell. Almost thirty Umbra Institute students filled a local enoteca to hear about Italy’s number two (after wine) food export. The first part of the workshop focused on the biochemistry of an olive,... Read MoreDec | 01
Italian In Four Projectors: Four separate projectors were turned on and heated up today for the Umbra Institute Italian classes’ oral presentations. As part of their classwork all students have to prepare an oral presentation (with PowerPoint, of course) about... Read MoreNov | 27
Perugians haven’t quite gotten the pronunciation down, but in the Umbra Institute’s eight years in Perugia they certainly have learned what the holiday is about. In the past week, the students have been running around, placing turkey orders with the... Read More