Many young people and their families sacrifice a lot for the sake of pursuing a good education. Some leave their loved ones and dear friends behind to cross boundaries and even oceans, besides footing the bill for college education.

But what if, in spite of apparent academic success, and with it improved career prospects, you still wonder where your life is headed? What if your new reality doesn’t match your expectations, and instead of mere homesickness, you succumb to loneliness, instead of fulfilling your dreams, you flounder for want of direction and wholeness?

ERMIAS is a story about a young African student who comes to Europe in pursuit of a good education, but along the way struggles to determine what differentiates his primary desire from all other desires, including the desire to fall in love with a married woman.