Umbra Students Win Forum on Education Abroad’s 2018 Academic Achievement Award
Nov | 14
When they left Perugia last summer, Mackenzie Nelsen and Jared Belsky may have thought that their experience at the Umbra Institute had come to an end. A few months later, they received word that the joint ethnographic research project, “Cultivating... Read More
Venice Architecture Biennale Trip: More Water Than Expected
Nov | 08
By Justin Lewis, Fall 2018 Umbra Rep The Venice Biennale is a world-famous exhibition of different forms of art. Starting in 1895, the original Biennale solely dealt with art in the form of painting and drawing. Since then, the event... Read More
Meeting Halfway: My Thoughts about Language Learning
Oct | 31
By Justin Lewis, Umbra Rep Fall 2018 When I first arrived here in Perugia, I tried to have as few expectations as possible in regards to what I would learn and experience. However, being in the Italian Direct Enrollment Program... Read More
Service Learning while Abroad – Photographing Unique Handmade Products
Oct | 18
Written by: Gabrielle Sherman, Umbra Rep Fall 2018 Photo credit: Callie Cinque My Introduction to Photography class at the Umbra Institute’s just concluded one of our service learning projects. We were learned about advertising and how to take photographs that... Read More
Truffle Hunting for Health
Oct | 03
Written by: Jena Wood, Umbra Summer 2017 student Published in the West Chester Living Magazine - September 2018 Truffle hunting, vineyard pruning, coffee tasting, creating traditional Mediterranean recipes and tending to goats are not activities you typically find on the... Read More
A Love Letter to Perugia from Kelly O’Connell – Fall ’08 Student
Sep | 07
We are glad to publish this Alumni contribution. Kelly O'Connell was a student at Umbra during the Fall '08 semester. Dear Perugia, We met 10 years ago, can you believe it?! I distinctly remember the nervousness I felt getting ready... Read More