Cheryl Robbins was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of California, Davis, she decided to experience life in another country. Her interest in learning Mandarin Chinese brought her to Taiwan in 1989.
Cheryl has traveled around much of Taiwan and its offshore islands both as a tourist and as an arts, culture and travel writer. Her articles have been featured in a number of publications including Taiwan News, Fountain Magazine, Travel in Taiwan Magazine, Compass Magazine and CNA Newsworld. She is also the co-author of “The Real Taiwan and the Dutch: Traveling Notes from the Netherlands Representative”, which was published in 2010, and the author of “A Foreigner’s TravelCheryl Robbins was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of California, Davis, she decided to experience life in another country. Her interest in learning Mandarin Chinese brought her to Taiwan in 1989.
Cheryl has traveled around much of Taiwan and its offshore islands both as a tourist and as an arts, culture and travel writer. Her articles have been featured in a number of publications including Taiwan News, Fountain Magazine, Travel in Taiwan Magazine, Compass Magazine and CNA Newsworld. She is also the co-author of “The Real Taiwan and the Dutch: Traveling Notes from the Netherlands Representative”, which was published in 2010, and the author of “A Foreigner’s Travel Guide to Taiwan’s Indigenous Areas: Central and Southern Taiwan”, which was published in 2012. Her third book, "A Foreigner's Travel Guide to Taiwan's Indigenous Areas: Hualien and Taitung" was released in 2013.
During her time and travels in Taiwan, she became interested in Taiwan’s indigenous culture and cultural industries. This led her to complete a Master’s degree in Cultural Management from the University of Northumbria, Newcastle, England and to found Tribe-Asia Company, which works to promote Taiwan’s indigenous arts and culture internationally. She is passionate about sharing the richness of Taiwan’s indigenous culture through responsible and sustainable tourism. Cheryl currently divides her time between Taichung and Taitung, Taiwan....more