So, How Do You Study Food?

Kristi Stringer February 16, 2015

Midterms are this week, and they really put the study in study abroad. Also, I’ve had an incredibly full week as I explain below. One of the things I really love about the Food Studies program at Umbra is that they give you so many opportunities to engage… More

St. Louis Globetrotter

Kristi Stringer February 4, 2015

Hello gentle readers. These past weekends I have been traveling, both in and outside of Italy. Traveling to close by countries is one of the biggest draws for studying abroad, especially in Europe. Plane, train and bus tickets are cheaper and locations… More

Getting Schooled in Italy

Kristi Stringer January 25, 2015

Ciao a tutti! Things are heating up here in Italy… academically speaking. Italians use a lot less electricity and gas than the United States since they don’t have their own natural resources, so we keep our apartment consistently at about 50 degrees Fahrenheit… More

Old Flavio Had a Farm…

Kristi Stringer January 19, 2015

I traveled to one of the most stunning places I have been in Italy last Sunday. The Arcadia students went as a group to the Orsini Family Farm today. It is a completely sustainable farm that has several kinds of livestock, olives, grapes and the fagiolina… More

Perugia Bella!

Kristi Stringer January 12, 2015

So I have been in Italy for about a week now. Perugia is a city as beautiful as it is ancient; with cobblestone streets, chocolate shops older than my hometown, and the most stunning hillside views at sunset. Wandering around, you feel as if you are in… More

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