Umbra Wishes You Happy Holidays

Dec | 20

Holiday lights are hanging brightly above Corso Vanucci and the Christmas market is in full swing inside the Rocca Paolina. Fall 2011 students have just returned home to their friends and family, and the Umbra Institute is quiet for just... Read More
Umbra Student’s Blog a Good Example of Life in Perugia!

Dec | 12

Umbra Student Hannah Forster, who also volunteers for UNICEF's Pigotta Project (for which an UmbraViews video was recently made) has been writing a blog throughout her time in Italy. The blog, titled "longlivethewallswecrashedthrough" chronicles her travels throughout Europe (think Paris,... Read More
Final Art Show of Fall 11 Class

Dec | 12

Art?  Check. Refreshments?  Check.  Big turnout?  Check. Students, staff and professors gathered this afternoon in Umbra’s art studio at Via dei Priori to sip some wine and admire this semester’s photos and frescoes.  Ancient Rome was this semester’s backdrop theme... Read More
Food Studies Program Capstone Field Trip

Dec | 04

This past weekend saw the capstone field trip of the core course of the Food Studies Program, to Parma and Modena. After a semester of in-class learning and out-of-class workshops, students got to compare their knowledge to the reality of Italian food... Read More
Top 5 To-Do’s Before Leaving Perugia!

Dec | 02

December has officially arrived, and the Fall 2011 students have two weeks left in Perugia and at the Umbra Institute. Knowing how quickly time will fly between exams, final papers, and saying goodbye to new friends, here are the Umbra... Read More
Italian Class visits Special Exhibit

Dec | 01

Study abroad is great opportunity to see with your own eyes the European history you studied in high school. Exactly that happened when an Umbra Italian class went to see a special exhibition about the Risorgimento (Italian unification movement) in... Read More

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