Germany Trip

I am a High school senior in Minnesota, US. I want to travel europe, spending time in each of probably 3 or 4 countries, including Germany, Netherlands, and a few others. I would like to get a job in the cities that I stay in, in order to afford rent at a hostle and food. I can bing some money, but getting a job might be easier than trying to work enough this summer to make up. What do I have to do to get a job in one of these countires? Is there a temporary work visa that I can get? What do I have to do to get it? Can I possibly work for someone for under the table, unclaimed pay? Waht would be the penalty for getting caught doing this?

Waht would be the penalty for getting caught doing this?

It would not just be you breaking the law, but also the employer! In France I still think they use the guillotine! (Only joking!)

And how long, in total, do you intend to spend travelling around the Schengen area countries?

Well, we'd talk about 9 mo. or so, about 1 school year.