Life becomes expendable in the time of Covid
When Becky learned of her diagnosis in January, she was filled with dread. Her first brawl with breast cancer began nearly 30 years before but she remembered ev...
Robert Bradley
Robert Bradley is a former restaurateur and Manager of multiple Meals on Wheels sites in Portland, OR. He has long experience in public service and community relations. He moved to Cuenca in February '17.
The long road home to a land of broken promises
I arrived at Plazoleta Cruz Del Vado on a late afternoon last week in time to watch a flock of clouds winging west towards the sea; the evening sun pulling t...
Expats to the rescue! Hogar de Esperanza provides food, shelter and other assistance to thousands
By Robert Bradley There are some who refer to Garry Vacher, founder, and director of Hogar de Esperanza, a...
There is also good news
The moon is momentarily posing, perfectly framed, in the lattice of windows over my desk. It is a perfect time to memorialize my thoughts; to collect fragments of the day, ju...
Public display of affection is a Cuenca tradition
One of the many head games I indulge in while we wait my turn to be back among my friends is dreaming about what I yearn for and miss most passionately in...
Cuenca offers a bouquet of kindness
I was chatting with my friend, German Zhina, the other day. He’s a taxi driver, and all around, “What else can I do for you?” kind of guy who has chauffeured me on...
Thank you from Robert Bradley
By Robert Bradley The GoFundMe campaign to raise money for my medical needs reached its goal in a mere three days and I am overwhelmed with gratitude to all those who came to ...
The faces of Cuenca, waiting to reemerge
For the next few weeks, I would like to offer a few portraits of the friends and neighbors who are suffering cabin fever like the rest of us and patiently waiting to...
Mingling with the beautiful people
By Markku Sario First, may I apologize? I am Markku Sario of My Smorgasbord, not Robert Bradley, but merely a Bradley pro tempore with pretensions of adequacy. I am doing...
Vilcabamba eco-lodge Izcayluma begins campaign to change the future
Examine the word responsibility — response-ability — the ability to choose your response. Proactive people realize their r...
