hafiz and courtesy of

Just a few updates, though none quite as photogenic as my trip to Asilah (if you haven't seen the photos, I strongly recommend them, as do others.  More on that later).

1) So, one of my teachers, Bouchra (the teacher of small children) has started a Qur'anic memorization class (or حفظ ) for a few of us that meets twice a week.  It's by far my favorite activity here, and so far we have memorized two Sura (albeit of the shortest Surat).  They are Sura-t-al-'Asr (سورة العصر ) or the Sura of the Age/Evening (those are interestingly enough the same word in Arabic) and Sura-t-al-Kaffiyin (Sura of the non-Believers).  While I'm a long way from becoming a حافظ, Hafiz, a memorizer of the Qur'an, it's a start.  When I get back, you should ask me to recite.  I'm hoping to remember these for a while.

2) A lot of people here have been complimenting me on my photos.  Apparently I take a good photo.  Maybe I'm just feeling sentimental, but I would like to thank Bill Z. of D'blick studios for that one.