Nov | 07
It was an intense and beautiful trip that took Umbra students from the little Perugian train station to the enormous one in Milan (with a stop-off in Florence). The subject of the trip was Leonardo DaVinci and Umbra’s own internationally... Read MoreNov | 05
The cusp of October seems to be peak season for hiking the Cinque Terre. At least four groups of Umbra students struck out independently for Liguria's craggy coast and found themselves meeting up not only with each other but with... Read MoreNov | 01
On your list of “Great Things The States Gave To Italy,” right after peanut butter, 24-hour photo stores, and the Gallup poll, you can add “Halloween.” Last night the streets of Perugia were full of ghosts and goblins, prom queens,... Read MoreOct | 30
On October 3 and 17 Professor James Schwarten led his students to Rome as part of his course titled Contemporary Italy: Culture and Society. The destination? Italy's state television channel RAI3 for the live taping and broadcast of a weekly... Read MoreOct | 28
How do students deal with the transition back into American college life after spending a semester in Perugia, Italy? Not easily, from what several recent Umbra alumni have told us. However many of these former students are finding ways to... Read MoreOct | 18
Wine is an important aspect of Italian culinary culture, and as such it is often the subject of American study abroad programs’ extracurricular activities. Students are taken to an Italian enoteca and sample different kinds of wines, learning the basics... Read More