friend lisa just returned from trip west coast with mexican-mormon long-distance boyfriend she's always good story conversation treat into other front piano teacher's house where both daughters take lessons stories told stoop catching favorite about ricardo ended station american indian reservation checking their email lisa said they were their through redwood national forest highway those beautiful endless winding two-lane highways along west coast suddenly traffic which didn't seem exist before that moment stopped completely after while people started turning engines getting their cars with coolers camp chairs ready wait unknown delay eventually they learned word mouth that accident taken place about five miles road love this image news traveling along winding road stuck strangers without cell phone service it's ultimate version classic game telephone although there nowhere least nowhere that could called progress desired direction lisa ricardo managed road leading yurok american indian tribal-owned station across street from tribe's administration offices community center they bought something cold drink decided they might well their laptops some writing done suddenly them realized they wireless connection miracle they spent remainder their delay catching emails when highway cleared accident they packed their computers continued their through forest think being surrounded trees that hundreds years place where native americans have lived more than years think sitting that place sending emails surreal this whole idea lisa finding wireless connection american indian reservation only surreal it's poetic lisa part native american herself one-quarter cherokee one-quarter canadian indian vocational passions technology minority groups when those loves together someone like lisa person perfectly positioned discover implement ways utilize computers give minority kids more opportunities more voice lisa moved town from philadelphia late last summer either through ellen lisa daughter lana park leal elementary where saskia lana were same first grade class difficult pinpoint exactly know someone this town lisa sweet generous which frosting smart interesting cake northwestern university from school education social policy writes things like case considering cultural entailments genres attachment design educational technologies take that your nearest american indian reservation send email about 