Perfect Pitch

Stranded on side of road in South Africa. Will we make it to Cape Town???

-- CINDY HINDMAN

If you're traveling down the M12 highway from Port Elizabeth toward Cape Town, on the left side you'll see 20 American students sitting on the side of the highway. Next to our smoking bus that came to a halt about an hour ago, we GW students are sitting with our scattered luggage and

hand bags. Laptops are open, and the two groups are sitting together working on the consulting projects, and Blackberrying messages to people we'd like to meet with in Cape Town.

It's a beautiful, warm sunny day, and the "Remix To Ignition" was playing earlier as we had a dance party. We may be stranded but we're getting our work done and having a good time. This is Africa.

-- ANNE MARBARGER