Diana Chan-Salitter

The Search for Sally Diana Chan-Salitter

"What happened to Maria? She can't be reached. Her phone is dead!" "Why has Maria stopped calling? is she angry? Is she sick? What has happened?" "Is Sally all right? Where is she?" Elena struggles with poverty, with learning a new trade, with adjusting to an unfamiliar and cold country; and she hopes to find lost family, self-identity and love." The Search for Sally" is about the search for family, self-identity and for love. The tale is a snapshot of certain events and places in modern time where growing up poor in a rural environment, the life of a young woman may seem unremarkable. Yet her journey to find meaning and happiness in her simple yet challenging life is a synopsis of our common human aspirations. This is one story told here similar to many Filipino overseas foreign workers stories. They bravely leave family to work abroad and send money home. Elena shows resilience and determination to find what she came for.