Zixuan Duan of Shanxi, China, a P.E.A.C.E. student ambassador, will be spending the 2008-2009 academic year attending Portville HS and living with a local host family, Rex & Gale Marvin of Olean. Zixuan’s main interests are . Other interests include play guitar, singing, reading, computer, listening to music, drama, debating, choir and religious activities as well as studying English.

 
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Mid-Year Retreat
(left to right) Ana Molina, Soufi Martinez, Lei Wu, Isabel Mosquera, Wen Si, Duan, Zi, Giovanna Henriquez, Jesi Gómez and Luis Arteaga
Rep.,Gale Marvin, on the left of the group
and Rep., Lori Fleming, on the right

 
Our 10-10 Day
We traveled to Jamestown and went grocery shopping.
The kids got food for a brunch; they tried favorite recipes. 
From Isabela and Cristian from Ecuador (plantains and rice), 
Ana Molina from Mexico (black beans & rice), 
 Zi and Lei from China (batatas, a sweet potato type veggie; and eggs mixed with big tomatoes).
We had the brunch at the home of Stan & Kathy Collver.
Then we went to Lei's house where they made cookies with their flag colors.
Next we went to Ana's house for pizza and games.
Finally we went to Isabela's house for desserts and game.
   

 
 
Ice Festival in Jamestown, NY
Zi and Lei went with Gale and were
joined  by Cristian and his host mom, Kathy Collver 


 
Zi's host mom, Gale Marvin, and Kather Collver, Cristian's host mom 
took the boys and Lei Wu  to and Ice Festival in Jamestown, NY.
Zi, Cristian, Lei and Gale
All Dressed Up And Someplace To Go
Winter Dance at Portville HS

 
Zi with host mom, Gale Marvin, her grandson, Jaden 
and exchange student Wen Si
Zi with ES,Cristian Cordova, host mom, Gale
and host sister Melody
 
Zi with Cristian, Melody holding Jayden and ES Isabel Mosquero
Cristian, Isabel and Zi - The Pumpkinville Trio
Orientation
Exchange Students
Juan Calderon, Cristian Cordova, Wen Si, Giavonna Henriquez, 
Isabel Mosquero, Ana Molina, Luis Arteaga, 
Soufi Martínez Zixuan Duan, and Lei Wu
 
Jack( a friend) Exchange Students Lei Wu, Wen She and Zi
Juan with his friends John and Zi