This film portrays the mythology of Africa in the western mind. What motivates us to want to connect with quote/unquote dark continent? What kind of lost soul finds themselves traveling for twenty hours on a cramped bus to get to one of the most impoverished corners of the planet? What does Allyson find in her devotion to the Burkinese children? What can a young man like Jamaal really discover about himself from a visit to Africa? And finally, what happens when Western fantasies of Africa collide with the reality of the local codes and customs?