Politically Homeless

A Five-Year Odyssey Across Three Continents

Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Russia & Former Soviet Republics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Emigration & Immigration, Biography & Memoir
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Author: Mary Terzian ISBN: 9781504913102
Publisher: AuthorHouse Publication: June 2, 2015
Imprint: AuthorHouse Language: English
Author: Mary Terzian
ISBN: 9781504913102
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Publication: June 2, 2015
Imprint: AuthorHouse
Language: English

Multicultural/Social Science, Women//Travel

In this Memoir, Terzians aspirations to attend college meet parents refusal, flaring her yearnings even more. Consequently she quits her home in Cairo to work with the United Nations (UN) World Health Organization in Alexandria.Five years later she accepts a UN assignment in Congo, where civil war is rampant. She endures the rigors of expatriation, meanwhile saving funds for her college tuition. She also travels to eighteen countries across three continents for vacation and to visit her scattered family: cousin in Holland, brother in Armenia, and new relatives there, descendants of survivors from the Armenian genocide during World War I. While she is still in Yerevan, Comrade Khrushchev is overthrown. She manages to slip out of the Soviet Union safely and visit several countries in Africa on her way back to Congo. She returns to Leopoldville on board a plane commandeered by mercenaries! Her struggles continue.

Tertians Politically Homeless. . . publication in 2015 has so far caught the attention of three entities:

-Women of Distinction Magazineis looking forward to featuring you and your article. It will now be noted Recipient of the 2016 Excellence Award ....

- The Honors Department ofThe International Women'sLeadership Association(IWLA) selected Mary Terzian for her outstanding leadership skills,commitment to her profession and contributions her community.

-Continental Who'sWhohas awarded a plaque to Mary Terzian as "Pinnacle Professional Member" inducted into Continental's Who's Who circle.

Additional information about the book and the author can be found online at Amazon.com, and other digital stores as well as at www.maryterzian.com; Authorsden.com/maryterzian; Whittierwriters. wordpress.com/author/MaryTerzian. She is active on Facebook and Linked-in.

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Multicultural/Social Science, Women//Travel

In this Memoir, Terzians aspirations to attend college meet parents refusal, flaring her yearnings even more. Consequently she quits her home in Cairo to work with the United Nations (UN) World Health Organization in Alexandria.Five years later she accepts a UN assignment in Congo, where civil war is rampant. She endures the rigors of expatriation, meanwhile saving funds for her college tuition. She also travels to eighteen countries across three continents for vacation and to visit her scattered family: cousin in Holland, brother in Armenia, and new relatives there, descendants of survivors from the Armenian genocide during World War I. While she is still in Yerevan, Comrade Khrushchev is overthrown. She manages to slip out of the Soviet Union safely and visit several countries in Africa on her way back to Congo. She returns to Leopoldville on board a plane commandeered by mercenaries! Her struggles continue.

Tertians Politically Homeless. . . publication in 2015 has so far caught the attention of three entities:

-Women of Distinction Magazineis looking forward to featuring you and your article. It will now be noted Recipient of the 2016 Excellence Award ....

- The Honors Department ofThe International Women'sLeadership Association(IWLA) selected Mary Terzian for her outstanding leadership skills,commitment to her profession and contributions her community.

-Continental Who'sWhohas awarded a plaque to Mary Terzian as "Pinnacle Professional Member" inducted into Continental's Who's Who circle.

Additional information about the book and the author can be found online at Amazon.com, and other digital stores as well as at www.maryterzian.com; Authorsden.com/maryterzian; Whittierwriters. wordpress.com/author/MaryTerzian. She is active on Facebook and Linked-in.

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