This page is about me! Exciting!
My name is Richard Austin Guidry and I graduated from East Texas Baptist University with B.A. in History and International Studies.
I studied Chinese for 6 months at Lanzhou University of Technology as its first-ever true exchange student and taught at many different institutions, levels, and cities!
Lanzhou Jiaotong University
Tianjin Foreign Studies University
Southwest University of Finance & Economics
i2 International Education
Sichuan University
Olive Tree International Academy
I learned a lot more than language during my time in China and I originally started this blog to share my fascination with China with you. My goal was to become fluent in Mandarin Chinese and be able to share the adventures and experiences I had in China, whether through books, through teaching college students, being a speaker...any medium I could!
After many years in China, I returned to the USA. My China life: 2011-2023, and it was good, for a while, at least.
I started this blog and this channel because much no one wrote about Lanzhou, so I figure that SOMEONE should! It did ultimately become something a little more broad, but it was always about education and sharing my experiences.
Richard Austin Guidry website: http://www.austinshieldtech.com
I started this blog and this channel because much no one wrote about Lanzhou, so I figure that SOMEONE should! It did ultimately become something a little more broad, but it was always about education and sharing my experiences.
I am now transitioning into a new field, if you have somehow stumbled upon this and are curious!
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See you on the internet!
Hello Austin, I checked out these awesome videos of yours, and I just loved them! Little introduction about myself, my name is Yaan Huang, but I go by Jackson, I was born in Lanzhou and went to school in the states, i spent a year in Texas as an exchange student, and now I am a freshman at the University of Alabama. I was wondering if i could get to know you and maybe hang out with you guys when i come home this summer (which is like in 5 days.) Hers is my Email address: jacksonhuang@rocketmail.com Again nice videos!
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Hey Austin! I like your blog on the experiences in China, youve got a good sense of humor!:) I have recently seriously considered writing about mine in Beijing. I am really interested in International Relations as well, so its good to know we have that in common. :)
ReplyDeleteId love if you could give me some tips on keeping my blog fresh and how I could get it more out there.
You can Check out my blogs :
True Blue Reveries! Everything Under The Sun! http://truebluereveries.blogspot.in/
The View from The Great Wall! My experiences living in China!
https://prachipreaches.blogspot.in/
Relations of the Political Nature! I love me some International Politics!
http://relationsofthepoliticalnature.blogspot.in/
Hey, Prachi --- I don't blog anymore because there are just too many of them, and it's just not really fun anymore, BUT I do video blog a lot. I do one video every week.
DeleteAbout blogging: If you want to explain what China is like - don't. People have read a million blogs from expats (ESPECIALLY expats/students/teachers/workers in Beijing), and they've got a pretty good idea of what it's all about. Don't force anything - if you want to write, write. If you don't want to, don't. Don't apologize - just do or don't do. Whatever feels right and natural, do it. Ask for comments/requests. Take note of the questions people ask you IRL or on your blog and act accordingly. Don't just write "China is _______. In China, _______ happens." That's boring - give examples! I made that mistake earlier in my blogging here. My old blog posts put people to sleep hahaha
I'd recommend telling people what you're seeing every day, and everything you're feeling. Make them feel like they're entering China through an interesting story that happened to you or a friend or a funny/strange conversation that happened. It has to be unique. Be special, and people will keep reading :)
You can check out my video blog! http://www.youtube.com/user/austinguidry2
Or you can personally email me at ozguidry@yahoo.com
Maybe I'll see you around! :)
Austin,I am a senior high school student in Chengdu,you can call me Sirius.First of all,what you ate in Hunan Province,just like 火腿肠，or 臭豆腐 (I'll say you can understand what they mean.)in vacuum bags,even local people don't dare to eat 臭豆腐 in vacuum bags,You were misleading your audience,and 火腿肠 can be connected with Luncheon meat.So again,you were misleading your audience.
ReplyDeleteAnd I would recommend 蒜泥白肉,like cooked pork with garlic sauce,to you,And if you are interested in Sichuan Food or Sichuan specialties,I'll suggest you going to Chengdu's 锦里,Jinli,next to Zhuge Liang Memorial.There are many many kinds of food.They are all delicious and amazing.
If you wanna GIT with me,follow my Weibo,"__Limbo__"
Hi Austin:
ReplyDeleteTry some 老干妈 and chick feet···
lots of regards
Dian