Osvaldo Succi Jr., center, with Don Brown and Donna Ehrhart were at Genesee Community College this afternoon where a group of faculty and staff completed a week-long course in Portuguese taught by Succi.
The course is part of an exchange program between GCC and Faculdade de Tecnologia de Amercicana in Brazil that will include students, faculty and administrators.
Brown and Ehrhart will travel to Brazil at a later date to teach fashion design.
Succi said he really enjoyed his week in Batavia.
"I was impressed with the community," Succi said "It's very lively, very friendly. I think it is a very lovely place."
He said he hopes the exchange will expand the global view of students from both GCC and Brazil.
