I'm Austin Guidry, a China-based YouTuber. Why do I YouTube in China?!
I intended to stay in China for seven months, but stayed for over six years and married a Chinese woman. Well, that wasn't according to plan! Haha why?! Let's talk about that.
My name is Austin Guidry, and I came to China over six years ago in February 2011 to study Chinese and write my senior thesis. I studied history in the USA, and I figured - hey, China's got a long history, plus, my professors seem to like China - let's try it out and see what happens!
You know what, I'll also film some videos and show people what China is like. Should be fun! So I did.
A few months later, I was dropped off in China's remote northwestern Gansu province to be the first-ever (and only, at the time) foreign exchange student at a university in Lanzhou (pron. Lan - Joe). I had a crazy awesome time there, and I HAD TO STAY.
So I did. I started teaching. And I stayed longer. And longer.
Six years later, I'm still here. I've lived in the remote northwest, in a sister city of Beijing called Tianjin, and I now live in Chengdu (pron. Chung Doo). I love this place, and I want to show people what China's really like. It's not what the media says it is, and I hope you'll join me in this adventure as I try to uncover what's underneath the surface so we can get to the heart of the Middle Kingdom.
Thanks for your time - I'll see you soon! :)
My YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/austinguidry
My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/letchinasleep2
My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/letchinasleep
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Thanks a lot, khunfarang! I really hope I can do well here - YouTube is getting harder and harder to invest myself in, financially, so I'm hoping this will help! :)
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Welcome to steemit. followed n upvoted
Thanks a lot! Much appreciated!!! :)
Welcome to Steemit @austinguidry - great introduction post and awesome story, upvoted and I will follow you for more!
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Welcome! Hope you enjoy Steemit! Your introduction sounds very interesting! I am a Brazilian writer and videomaker, living in London. Here I post about photography, travelling and stories. Have a look at my profile and if you like it, follow me. Cheers!
Thanks for the welcome, marcelli! I'll definitely take a look at your profile!! :)
That's awesome. Welcome to Steemit. China is one country I've got to visit. Looking forward to checking out your videos.
Very inspiring story! upvoted.
Will keep an eye out for your post.
Travelled for four years and went to China to, need to go back one day to learn more,
enjoy the platform