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I can't sleep. When I attempted to go to sleep at midnight, I discovered a mosquito in my room. Like any sane person, I chose to kill rather than be made prey throughout the entire night, but I was apparently unsuccessful. I woke up at around 3 a.m. to the sound of buzzing... and within the next few seconds had to dig the little sucker out of my eye. So with a swollen eye and a bite on my back, I jumped out of bed to seek my revenge. I'm assuming that I was more successful this time as I haven't heard or seen the little monster in several minutes... I hope I find a reliable mosquito net in Africa- I don't think I could deal with this every night.

Now that I'm here, I might as well say something about my day. I went to the market today in Monfalcone, which takes place every Wednesday in and around the main piazza in the city center. I went with a goal in mind- fresh tofu. That's right. After much research, I found someone in this neck of the woods that makes fresh tofu and seitan and also grows organic veggies and fruits. This probably won't sound like much to any of you, but I was quite happy to leave with the following treasures: 1 block of home-made tofu, 2 cucumbers, 4 white peaches, 2 ripe avocados, and 2 grapefruits. In honor of the fresh hunk of soy goodness that's going to supply me with much needed protein and amino acids, I give you an old and trusted friend, Tofu Baby...