Students Create Space for Perugia Community to Come Together
May | 07
Students and community members came together to promote an often-overlooked area of Perugia called Borgo Bello at the ESUS 310: Placemaking: Creating Sustainable Urban Spaces and Communities “Festa con Vista” on April 18. This “Festa con Vista” (Party with a... Read More
Summer Semester Packing: Six Things to Bring to Perugia
May | 01
1. Big backpack or duffel bag A backpack or duffel bag means much easier traveling. It’s hard to drag skimpy little suitcase wheels over cobblestone, and they can easily get destroyed as a result, so bring a backpack! You’d be... Read More
Student’s Jazz Concert Raptures Audience
Apr | 25
This past semester as one of her courses at the Umbra Institute, St. Mary's College of Maryland student Sam Berenschot-Bucciero has been taking jazz singing lessons at a local music school. Having studied classical singing, jazz was fun for her... Read More
Umbra Students Create Dolls for UNICEF
Apr | 19
Throughout the semester, 12 Umbra students have been making Pigotta dolls at Perugia’s UNICEF headquarters, from putting the cotton in the cloth to designing and making the dolls’ clothes. Students committed two hours every Tuesday for five weeks to create... Read More
Say cheese: Five things students learned from the Italian cheese workshop
Apr | 17
Last Thursday evening, Umbra students gathered around a table full of different Italian cheeses to learn more about their history and production for their HSIT 350: The History and Culture of Food in Italy class. Here’s what they learned: The... Read More
Stepping Up to the SoloItaliano Challenge: Students Speak only Italian for Two Days
Mar | 28
With the bust of Dante gazing at them, Umbra’s study abroad students put their right hand over their heart and their left in the air as they promised to speak only in Italian for two days, starting from the morning... Read More