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148 | SEPTEMBER 2015 nshoremag.com in-depth LIVE China, where they would be guests in his home in Jiangsu Province. He mapped out an itinerary that included visiting some of the prov- ince's gems: Shanghai, Suzhou, and Nanjing in the northeast region of the country. Currie-Gutierrez and Watson would experience firsthand Peter Lendall, Dylan Lyu, and host "mom" Margery Shapiro a culture with a 6,000-year history— a fitting reward for their generosity. GPHomestay's residential coordinator, Peter Lendall, says, "The students that come have an incredible work ethic in academ- ics. They know it's a sacrifice for their family. They put that effort in…. Students know that their parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles may be paying for it, and that they are representatives of their family." Host mom Margery Shapiro of Salem has had a gratifying expe- rience with Hengwang (Dylan) photograph by Joel Laino