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It was impossible to blog while in Cuba. 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It started when I was three. My family eye doctor did a very delicate surgery on my eyes. 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https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5714-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5714-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5772\" >\n\t\t\t\tA City Tour and a Cooking Class\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 21, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Oaxaca was beautiful today, sunny and eventually warm. We had a walking tour of the city in the morning on our way to the anthropological<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5708 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-79 tag-mexico tag-oaxaca\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5708\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5417-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5708\" >\n\t\t\t\tTemples and Artisans in Oaxaca\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We drove out of Oaxaca early this morning to arrive at Monte Alb\u00e1n before any other groups. While it is not that crowded when compared<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5657 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-79 tag-mexico tag-oaxaca\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5657\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/graceffa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_5328-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/graceffa.com\/?p=5657\" >\n\t\t\t\tTemples, Zapote Traditions and Mezcal\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 19, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The photo above shows my breakfast this morning. 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