Explore this topic with our Umbra Reps students from Fall 2023: Elsa Martin (Williams College), Alexandra Ahlbeck (Denison University), Janet Scharmer (Santa Clara University) and Vanessa Sordello (Santa Clara University). Solo traveling might feel intimidating but it can be a wonderful experience! Listen to our student’s experience and tips. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

In this episode Cheryl Mei, an Umbra Student from Endicott College in Beverly, Massachusetts, presents her academic project for the Positive Psychology course taught by Professor John Dennis. She had a straightforward idea: to stop passers-by and ask them what happiness means to them.  Enjoy listening to the voices Cheryl collected from the US, Canada, Italy, Germany, and Egypt! By the way, what does happiness mean to you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

This podcast is the result of a project of the Communicating Taste course that was held in the Fall 2023 Semester, taught by Professor Jacopo Cossater. In this episode students explore culture shock under a very special point of view: food. What are the differences between Italian and American food? What is the value of food for Italian people? How to get along with these different values? The students that designed and realized this episode are Janet Scharmer (Santa Clara University), Luciana Musmanni (Richmond University), Genevieve Dishman (Vermont University), Taylor Sheehan (Quinnipiac University), Elsa Martin (Williams College). Music: Sophomore Makeout by Silent Partner --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

In this second episode on the Fear of Missing Out we will hear some professional voices about this topic. What is FOMO and why does it happen? What is the link between FOMO and Communication? Join this conversation with Gabriella Klein, PhD, international expert in Communication and professor of Intercultural Communication at Umbra; John Dennis, PhD, psychologist and professor of Positive Psychology at Umbra; Alyeska Shore, student at Umbra from Long Island University. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

What to expect? Where to look for support? How to manage your doubts? In this episode Emily Chuco (Uconn) and Julia Newmann (Bates College), two of our Fall23 Students, share their experience on how they prepared themselves mentally for their semester abroad.  Amanda Fontana, our Enrollment Management & Institutional Relations Assistant, is the host for this episode.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

During the summer, Professor Michael Di Giovine from West Chester University introduces his students to Anthropology and Ethnography. This educational journey takes place at Umbra. Join in the conversation with Umbra students from WCU, Kate Sharbaugh and Jordyn Dale, and professor Di Giovine. They share riveting accounts of their time at the field school and the interactions they experienced in Perugia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

Food is much more than just a daily intake of nutrients: it’s a way of being together.  In this episode three of our students from Ohio Wesleyan University, Abigail Eyerman, Lindsay Wolverton, Samantha Diaz together with Professor Christopher Fink (professor of Health and Human Kinetics at Ohio Wesleyan and professor at Umbra since 2014), explore the value of community in nutrition.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

Have you ever experienced FOMO, the Fear Of Missing Out? Join the conversation with Amelia Daly (Uconn), Manal Maigari (Babson College), Sophie Raducanu (Arcadia University) and Taylor Sheehan (Quinnipiac University) our Umbra Reps for Fall 23 who share their thoughts about FOMO and some ways to cope with it.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

Join host Jacopo as he embarks on an immersive archaeological adventure in the Umbrian town of Castiglione del Lago, Italy. In this riveting episode, Jacopo is joined by two returning students, Emilie Prince and Morgan Lawson, from DePauw University. Together, they delve into the enthralling world of the archaeology field school program, an extraordinary collaboration between the Umbra Institute of Perugia, the Trasimeno Regional Archaeological Project (TRAP), DePauw University (Greencastle, IN), and the Comune of Castiglione del Lago. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message

Join Caden Freer (Lebanon Valley College), Diego Pena-Parr (University of New Mexico) and Tyler Nelson (University of South Carolina) as they explore the essence of cultural immersion, bringing real examples from their academic and student life here in Perugia.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-umbra-institute/message