Cheryl has been in Taiwan for 26 years and has worked as a tour guide, translator and author.

Listen to this episode to find out:

- What brought Cheryl to Taiwan in the first place

- Why she recommends Taiwan as a place to learn Mandarin

- The advantage to learning phonetic symbols (zhuyin) along with characters

- How she was able to transition from teaching English to translation and then as a tour guide / translator.

- How she got her first job at a museum

- Why she thinks the demand for translation services will continue to increase

- How to create your own path in your own niche / specialty in Taiwan

- The importance of networking to find opportunities

- What types of projects she would like to do in the future

- The difference in working at a Taiwanese company versus a foreign company

- How to get your ideas through, when working at a local company

- The process of registering your own company here

- How her kids fared with bilingual education