Terry was born in San Diego and now lives in Valley Center. Some of Terry's favorite hobbies include working with technology, playing with border collies, reading, playing the flute and Irish whistle, and watching sunsets. Terry has held several jobs including delivering auto parts, managing an auto paint store, painting automobiles, and implementing network solutions. Terry notes that while their grandparents drove cars and used phones that looked quite different, some things don't really change. Terry took a trip to New Mexico once and visited the Grand Canyon, finding they prefer living in California. Many of Terry's possessions come from other countries like a walking stick made in their shed but with materials from China, a cell phone from Taiwan,