From the "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" premiere in Madrid, Nov. 12, 2009. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)

"New Moon" not so hot in Madrid

Spain's audience stays home for premiere of new "Twilight" series film.

MADRID, Spain — No fangs, no shrieking boy-crazy teenagers, and not a drop of blood to spare.

Opening day was overwhelmingly disappointing.

"Twilight," the biting and lovesick youth romance set in the damp and dreary Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, was so popular in Spain two years ago that distributors rewarded fans by premiering its sequel, "New...

Recent on Study Abroad:

• Latest

"New Moon" not so hot in Madrid

Clare Richardson (New York University) - Study Abroad - November 19, 2009 14:21 ET

Spain's audience stays home for premiere of new "Twilight" series film.

Communists need fundraisers, too

Michelle Liu (Tufts University) - Study Abroad - November 17, 2009 09:58 ET

Politics are a carnival where entertainment celebrates ideology.

The 'post-apocalyptic' bordertown

Nicole Wilke (Drake University) - Study Abroad - November 13, 2009 11:33 ET

In a ruined Balkan city, determined locals work to heal ethnic wounds.

Hart: United, not divided, on climate change

By Alex Pearlman (Suffolk University) - Study Abroad - November 9, 2009 11:23 ET

Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart calls on China, America to build a global warming accord

Pilgrimage for profit

Elizabeth Tuttle (Smith College) - Study Abroad - November 2, 2009 19:41 ET

St. Francis of Assisi swore away his possessions, but a spiritual center in Brazil sees annual festivals as an economic engine.

Tibet's sunset, China's sunrise

Galen Murton (Fletcher School at Tufts University)
- Study Abroad - October 27, 2009 13:34 ET

Part 2: From road and rail, to market and military

Dark side of democracy

Joshua Gross (Fletcher School at Tufts University) - Study Abroad - October 20, 2009 13:16 ET

Chaos and anarchy set loose in post-conflict Nepal

Chinese contemporary art under the influence

Kyle Chayka (Tufts University) - Study Abroad - October 19, 2009 09:32 ET

Artists complain of Western strokes

Mar-soup-ials on the menu

Amy Barrus (Duke University) - Study Abroad - October 15, 2009 09:53 ET

Some food politics are tough to digest.

GlobalPost launches Study Abroad page

C.M. Sennott - Study Abroad - October 14, 2009 08:06 ET

As college students head out for their year of study abroad, we invite you to view the world through their eyes.

Barely there in Brazil

Elizabeth Tuttle (Smith College) - Study Abroad - October 13, 2009 18:00 ET

Is this bikini sexy, sexism ... or both?

Less is more during Ramadan

Matt Porter (Boston College) - Study Abroad - October 13, 2009 17:59 ET

Nightly feasts not unlike Thanksgiving

In awe of the Queen's English

By Vivian Ho (Boston University) and Ben Schreckinger (Brown University) - Study Abroad - October 12, 2009 15:08 ET

Foreigners smitten by "charming" British accent, even when the words are ugly.

Please, take my home

Jelena Kopanja (New York University) - Study Abroad - October 12, 2009 15:06 ET

In Spain, indebted immigrants plead for leniency on home mortgages

Justice, one tap at a time

Ian MacLellan (Tufts University) - Study Abroad - October 12, 2009 08:31 ET

Nimble fingers are the keys to prisoner's appeals

Tibet's sunset, China's sunrise

Galen Murton (Fletcher School at Tufts University) - Study Abroad - October 11, 2009 20:27 ET

Part I: Dust of Lhasa swept under new construction

In Cuba, lunch comes in boxes

Gracie Jin (Harvard University) - Study Abroad - October 11, 2009 15:39 ET

A ride to the beach includes fluids, especially for the driver.

Shame on whom?

Jenny Gross (Northwestern University) - Study Abroad - October 11, 2009 15:25 ET

Tribal women sense ill fit of Western customs

What's the Madrid secret?

Gabrielle Chwazik-Gee (Boston College) - Study Abroad - October 11, 2009 12:48 ET

Something sets Spain's capital-dwellers apart from everyone else

Sharing a religious icon

Ben Schreckinger (Brown University) - Study Abroad - October 11, 2009 12:17 ET

In some parts, the concept of the Virgin Mary is not limited to Christianity.

Global Blogs:

• Latest

How many times does she say love?

Jimmie Collins - Study Abroad - November 19, 2009 13:01 ET

The wine and cheese party was a success. So much a success that almost everyone who came didn't get out of bed until the afternoon today.Of course, that may have something to do with the fact that we...

National Treasure, Part 3

James Phillip Jee - Study Abroad - November 19, 2009 09:32 ET

Yangshuo (阳朔)

Nada, hija

Elizabeth Clark - Study Abroad - November 20, 2009 06:17 ET

Early Thursday morning, I was running late after (almost) forgetting my passport before a flight to Lisbon. The ensuing rush to get to the airport led me to hail a taxi instead of boarding the...

Big fat Greek wedding crashers

Samantha Rollins - Study Abroad - November 17, 2009 18:02 ET

It was our last night in Athens, and all of the traveling had certainly worn us down. But after so many days packed full of visiting museums and touring cities, we had to finish up our fall break...

Like laughing at a funeral

Rebecca Crook - Study Abroad - November 19, 2009 13:17 ET

Each and every one of the 16 women in the room chuckled as the radiant Laura shared her story.  Sheepishly, Laura admitted that one month ago she realized she was sick of her “degrading, abusive,...

Cat Calls 2

Meera Pandi - Study Abroad - November 16, 2009 20:55 ET

In all my prescient splendor, just days after blogging about cat calls in Santiago, we talked about them in Spanish class. Obviously all of the girls had adamant opinions on the matter. Some were absolutely infuriated by being objectified by men; others felt it was part of the...

Just Another Hominid

Sean Smith - Study Abroad - November 15, 2009 04:34 ET

Ida, the Darwinius fossil “Ida” was quietly a big deal back end of May/beginning of June. Some scientists called it humanity’s “missing link”. This engendered a degree of hype, perhaps brought on by past popular references to such phenomena as...