Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali is the town in Rwanda where Clemantine was born, and lived with her family for six years before the genocide. They resided in a ranch house, surrounded by fruit trees where she and siblings would play. When the political conflict began, Clemantine's Kigali reality rapidly began shrinking. She and her family could no longer leave the house, and had to hide behind curtained windows. When she was six, Clemantine and her sister were sent away from Kigali to stay on their grandmother's farm.

Kenilworth, Illinois

Kenilworth is the wealthy suburb in Illinois where Clemantine lived with the Thomas family. Shortly after moving to the States, the church community noticed Clemantine needed better care. While living with the Thomases, Clemantine had her own space for the first time. Her new privileged life gradually made her life in Africa fade away. She began forgetting what it meant to...