Terzian learned languages almost by osmosis.  Employment with the United Nations in Egypt, Congo and Togo expanded her multicultural horizons. She tested Lebanese soil but preferred to immigrate to the United States in 1967. She followed Comparative Literature courses at Columbia University in New York but, because of adverse circumstances, she moved to California. Majored in Business Administration in Los Angeles to ensure steady income.

Terzian became a bookworm through mother's influence. She crawled through anything in print, from books, newspapers,magazines, dictionaries, to reading advertising boards, tin cans and flyers. Words and languages fascinated her. An all time teachers' favorite, she was great cause for concern to Stepmother and Father for her "abnormal" addiction to reading. She developed an eclectic taste for books because of her multicultural background.

Terzian's love affair with writing caught fire after cooking a chicken in a teakettle for a compatriot, while in Pakistan. After roaming in Africa, Europe, in the Soviet Union, and the Middle East, she settled in the States.  She has contributed several articles, press releases, vignettes and boring business reports between career, single parenting, and extra-curricular activities.  Some of her articles are published online.

Excerpts from her book, “The Immigrants' Daughte," posted online at Amazon.com and other public  websites, have interested three educational institutions, one of them the Department of Education in Queensland, Australia, for the benefit of teachers and high-school/college-prep students.