"My crabs and me are HIV free"

After arriving home Wednesday from another busy day, I met a few buddies down by the 'big field' as we were on our way to go crabbing. Unlike the crabbing of Hood Canal that I was used to, we didnt use cages. We didnt even go out in a boat. We grabbed our flashlights and heavy-duty sacks and went for a hike down to the beach.
For three hourse we walked through the mangroves, through rivers, creeks, and along the seashore looking for surprised crab to be scuttling away towards their nearest hole in the ground. I accepted that fact that, by being the new guy, I would do most of the carrying of the night's catch. By the time we were done, my sack alone weighed 40 pounds.

The following day I met up with a group from the University of Vermont to train for a football & HIV/AIDS camp at our local primary schools. After training, we were able to head back down the road to my house and feast on a lunch of freshly-caught crab.





Since then we have successfully put on the Grassroots Soccer/Football 4 Lives camp at two of our primary schools, reaching over 100 students with HIV/AIDS information and discussion.