http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/ A random expat's rants and raves about life in Spain. Sure to reward your curiosity and share your grief. en The Cheat 2008-04-21T15:41:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/sad_expat/ San Jordi fills the air of spring with tidings of love and joy all over Catalunya. But what about us Expats? And what happens when things don't work out? Spanorama The Cheat 2008-04-21T14:41:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/finding_a_bed/ The Cheat cheats the system and finds himself a new base. Spanorama The Cheat 2008-02-27T20:30:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/the_routine3/ The Cheat waxes philo about The Routine that can set in, even in Spain, even as an expat, without tall drinks and perfect, uh, sunsets. Spanorama The Cheat 2008-01-16T19:26:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/christmas_with_a_palm_tree/ The Cheat says Christmas in Spain isn't the same as back home, so go home, or at least North. Spanorama The Cheat 2007-12-17T18:59:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/the_chicas/ The beach? What? Yes. Go to the beach, enjoy the scenery, forget about work and understand why Spain kicks ass according to the Cheat. Spanorama The Cheat 2007-09-10T17:34:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/paco/ The Cheat enlightens us about the "thing of wonder" that is the "malodorous" portero, Paco. Spanorama The Cheat 2007-07-10T22:30:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/come_fly_with_me/ The Cheat's tale of the Spanair quagmire. Note that this has nothing to do with the fact that their airline magazine is also called "Spanorama." Spanorama The Cheat 2007-06-17T19:32:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/eaterama_the_vegetarian_experience/ The Cheat has a brush with vegetarianism vicariously through his new intern, learning that Spain isn't the most accommodating place for herbivores. Spanorama The Cheat 2007-05-26T20:45:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/spanorama_2_spanish_business_boogaloo/ The Cheat (played by himself) returns to Barcelona after a three month hiatus to discover that his friends are gone, his aloe vera plant is dead, and his on-again, off-again love interest is missing and presumed happy with someone else. Frustrated, he enlists the help of an Irish Sitter and his new sidekick Julius to begin an all out assault on the Catalan capital by registering a company and starting a consultancy. Spanorama The Cheat 2007-05-13T23:14:00+00:00 http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/spanorama/call_me/ The Cheat calls you out. On the ubiquitous presence of mobile phones in Spain and, well, pretty much everywhere, don't call me, and don't call The Cheat either. And put your darn phone on silent mode! Spanorama The Cheat 2006-06-15T20:27:00+00:00