Una Degustazione delle Specialitá Umbre
Jun | 12
Umbra's summer session offers a unique opportunity for students who wish to completely immerse themselves in the language and culture of Italy called Intensive Italian through Culture. All their classes are conducted in Italian and they are instructed to only... Read MoreHokey-Pokey at Gelato Night
Jun | 06
Last night, over a hundred students from Umbra’s 2007 summer session attended gelato night at Gelateria Veneto. Gelato night, a popular Umbra tradition, gives students a chance to mingle with one another over free gelato. Students can practice their Italian,... Read More
In Good Spirits
Jun | 05
It’s only the second week of Umbra’s 2007 summer session, but the students have already discovered one of Italy’s greatest assets. And it’s not the Coliseum. Wine, or vino in Italian, has a long and illustrious history. The word comes... Read MoreTandem for Summer
Jun | 04
Umbra Institute students and local Italians filled the spacious frescoed rooms of Umbra building in Via Marzia as the first meeting of the Italian-English language exchange program, known as TANDEM, began this Tandem offers Umbra students the opportunity to converse... Read MoreBenvenuti! – Summer 2007 –
May | 30
This past Saturday, students from the Arcadia University Center for Education Abroad, the University of Richmond, Saint Bonaventure University, the Università degli Studi di Perugia and more arrived in Perugia for the start of the 2007 summer session. A wide... Read MoreUmbra Talent Show, Spring 2007 Edition
Apr | 23
Last Thursday the Umbra Institute had the latest edition of the biannual Talent Show. Our growing enrolment meant that even with a larger-than-normal venue (the University of Perugia’s 100Dieci Pub and Student Mensa), the hall was full to almost capacity.A number... Read More