What is home? A physical place or a place we carry wherever we land? The wisdom of three migrating women arrive us to universal truths. Representing the diverse regions of Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe, these women come together to comprise metaphorical roots of Francophone culture. They vacated their native homes for different purposes; some by choice while others by necessity. Whether seeking education, escaping the Congolese genocide, or the doom of the Holocaust, their flight patterns emulate those of transmigratory birds finding refuge in Lake Martin’s Cypress Bird Sanctuary. Their willingness, drive, and instincts sought what it was they needed to survive, representing a sustainable ideal of freedom.