Several years ago infamous Click Clack Gorilla Correspondent Nicolette Stewart escaped from a 9-5 job through the tunnel she had been secretly digging behind the water cooler with her stapler, and has been at large in Germany ever since.  She is the co-author of College Prowler’s Guide to Skidmore College, an ex-journalist, reluctant English teacher, and a travel writer with a penchant for vegetarian travel, buried treasure, and a pretty typewriter.   Her tales of marauding, plunder, and international gorilla conspiracy can be found at www.clickclackgorilla.com.

Miss Verständnis is the Antipodean discovering the dizzying highs and crushing lows of learning the German language and way of life. Our intrepid adventurer has come all the way from the bottom of the world to tackle the land of the Deutschies head-on. You are all welcome to observe/laugh at/comment on the antics that will ensue. www.miss-verstaendnis.com

Amanda has Los Angeles for Düsseldorf for a year, where she works as an Au Pair for a family with two kids. Find out what it's like driving stick shift and learning how to cook for the kids on Amanda's blog.