When water is confined to nanoscopic proportions, its properties can change dramatically.  This is observed in the confined environment present in reverse micelles, that is, nanoscopic droplets of water sequestered from a nonpolar solvent by a layer of amphiphilic molecules.  We have explored the nature of water in reverse micelles using a range of methods, including steady-state and time-resolved visible and IR spectroscopies, NMR, quasielastic neutron scattering and simulation. This presentation will demonstrate the interplay between the various methods highlighting their strengths and drawbacks.