such great heights

Yesterday we went to Ifrane which is about an hour away from where we live. The weather here has been more spring-like (mid-70's to low-80's) than fall-like which is a bit disheartening since it's almost November (Where did this month go? Sheesh!). However, in Ifrane yesterday it felt very much like fall. Their leaves had started changing, and the weather was sunny yet cool. We were all pretty under-dressed though, and froze our wee toes off as the day wore on. Here are some pictures from the day.
This is Carrie and I in the city's center. they had beautiful, well-manicured grounds EVERYWHERE!
This is in the national park where we had a snack and a drink before heading back home. It was beautiful. and COLD!

We met an American kid in town who told us how we could get on the campus of the American University that's in Ifrane so we went there and told the guards that we were there to watch George Washington Academy (a school in Casablanca) play volleyball in the tournament. We were then escorted to the gym by a security officer. We didn't know we were being escorted, but I guess they didn't want us doing anything we weren't supposed to do. Good to know the security's tight! Here are some pics of the university grounds.
We decided to come home and make some pumpkin soup, but first we had to go buy the pumpkin from our veggie stand in our neighborhood. We go to this hanout about three or four times each week, and these guys know us pretty well by now. This kid in the picture is our favorite. This is what pumpkins look like here--you don't buy the whole thing. . .you'd be eating it for days! They are HUGE and called garaa-humbra (the red zucchini).
He looks kind of creepy in this picture, but he's very sweet and always helps us with our Arabic food terms :]