document.write('<p><strong>Rose-Anne Clermont </strong>was born in New York City and first lived in Germany as a Fulbright fellow from 1998-1999. She holds a Bachelor\'s Degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a Master\'s Degree in Journalism from Columbia University. She has contributed to Spiegel Online, The International Herald Tribune and, in German, to <em>Die Zeit</em>. Rose-Anne is also a contributing writer to the upcoming <a href=\"http://www.npr.org/worldwide/\" target=\"_blank\">NPR Worldwide</a> series entitled <em>The Berlin Stories</em>, launched in November 2008. She currently lives in Berlin with her husband and three sons.</p>\n\n<p>Visit her blog, <a href=\"http://currentsbetweenshores.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Currents between Shores</a>.<br />\n</p>');