habari moto moto!!!(hot news!!!) my host family got a new calf yesterday! it is the coolest thing in the world. he/she (i don't remember which) was born yesterday and is sooooo cute. my dad here has a hobbie of breeding cows. that's really big around arusha, everyone has cows. they're even used as a form of dowry. i actually live in a neighborhood that is named after the artificial insemination plant that is on the grounds (NAIC). they breed cows from south africa and canada, oddly enough. but anyway, this cow is special. it was born at 7 p.m. (which is 1p.m. american time, Tanzania uses a different clock. so the cow was born at 1 in the afternoon, which on a tanzanian clock, is 7 in the afternoon, if that makes any sense.) in the seventh month, and as you can see, has a huge birthmark of a 7 on its head. how cool is that? i'm almost positive that 7 is my mom's lucky number, so you can stop worrying now mom, thats a sign that i have luck here!!!! anyway, just thought i'd share the news because it was a big deal over here! and because i'm in love with this ng'ombe!!!!!!! kwaheri!