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Harvard student and Umbra alumna Teagan Lehrman recently submitted a paper to the ASFS, the Association for the Study of Food and Society,the professional association of scholars who study food and food culture from various points of view. Lehrman, a... Read MoreJan | 24
What's the connection between monkeys, monks, and the cappuccino? Why is a caffè hip but a caffè in vetro (in a little class cup) even hipper? What does the Yemeni port Al-Moka have to do with coffee history? Did an Ethiopian... Read MoreJan | 24
Since you are already in Italy studying abroad, why don't add a volunteer experience? Umbra is excited to offer a special opportunity to study abroad students interested in volunteering with Monimbò, a local Fairtrade cooperative. Monimbò organizes a variety of... Read MoreJan | 23
Rick Steves, one of America's preeminent travelers and the creator of the eponymous "Rick Steves' Guide to...", recently wrote an article for USA Today about the necessity of studying abroad in an increasingly globalized world: Is now the time to be devoting... Read MoreJan | 20
It’s that time of year – after settling down in Perugia or wherever you happen to be studying abroad, it’s time to start moving around Italy and exploring the new (well, not new – they’re actually very old) cities that... Read MoreJan | 17
Monday evening, Umbra students packed the school's biggest classroom to participate in an hour-long Travel Workshop. The workshop was open to all and led by Umbra staff members Ian Lyons and Rachel Bethany as well as by Frankie Walsh from... Read More