Summary Of Anila's Journey

Anila’s Journey In the beginning of this book, it talks about where she came from, which is Taiwan. It also gives you a bunch of background information, like, how her dad was a painter/ photographer, and how he went MIA, Missing In Action, on one of his journeys to paint the Amazon river. Then she had to live with her Aunt Monita who was always trying to get her to be more lady-like, but all she wanted was to be like her father and paint and photograph things that interest her. She does not believe that her dad cannot be found, and she hopes that one day he will come back for her. The day he left for his last trip before he went MIA, he said to her, “Anila, whatever people tell you, know that i am here for you now, and forever. i will always love you and find you. Goodbye Anila.” In his taiwanese accent. But that was three years ago, and she is still waiting.
She saw an ad in the Newspaper that said, that if you come to a certain place, and they give you an interview, you might have a chance to go into Cambodia and paint/ photograph the birds there. Aunt Monita is excited because it is one of the things that Anila loves to do, and she might can go as her guardian, too. It’s a win-win situation for Monita. But Anila is hesitant because after all this time, she still thinks that her dad will come for her. She told Aunt Monita this several times in the first year, but then she made Anila go into therapy, so she stopped telling her that her father is going to come for