August 31, 2012 - Travel to Guatemala

2 hours of sleep, flight to Dallas, several hours of hanging out, met up with the rest of the Dallas crew, 3 hour flight to Guatemala City, redirected from customs into a room in the airport where these authentic marimbas were set up with several percussionists playing. I can't really describe how they sound, before I saw what was making the music I thought it was electronic. They have this wirey sound to them.They decked out our buses for us which was pretty cool.Eventually the rest of the Guatemala cast and staff arrived. We loaded up the trucks and buses, then were taken to one of Casa Instrumental's stores for a welcome reception.Inside was a dj playing all kinds of American music, and tables set up for us to eat the hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and pastries they provided. At his point we were all exhausted, so it was great to finally go to the hotel, find our rooms, and get some sleep.Key word: "some"To be continued...