Cassie moved halfway around the world to find the place she felt at home. Using her experience in the Peace Corps, she plans to help the people of her small African village of Babakondji through micro-finance and education. When a hydroelectric project threatens her village, she determines to fight on behalf of those she loves. But how can she protect her friends when they don't even seem to realize they need protecting? And what does it mean to belong to a place that may no longer exist?