Ugggg

So yesterday morning I woke up at 6, got dressed and drove to NYC to see about a visa. The commute wasn't bad, an hour of traffic between the first toll and the tunnel. I made it to the parking lot by 8:20, parked the car and went across the street to a Starbucks to pee. Back across the street there was already a line outside the embassy building. I was about number 20. The guy behind me decided he wanted Starbucks and offered to buy me soething in exchange for saving his spot. I got a latte.
At about 8:40 someone came and let everyone in the building. We were ushered into a service elevator and taken to the 30th floor. There we rearranged the line to make sure it matched the one outside. A few minutes later we were allowed through security only to stand in another line.
One by one we approached a window where we stated the purpose of our visit. Each person was given a paper to fill out and a number. I was Student Visa 4.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly. I got in line at the student visa window and at about 9:40 I was called to the window. Here's where everything went downhill. The guy was nice enough. He took my paperwork and to my surprise read everything thouroughly. Then he said he needed to go talk to his supervisor. About two minutes later he came back, handed me back all my papers and said I needed to go speak to the supervisor at the front window. So I did.
The supervisor said that I needed to get a work visa in order to be an au pair. This apparently needs to be started at the other end, meaning Kirsty needs to apply for something.
Anyway, I didn't get the visa. If the embassy is correct about the work visa, it shouldn't be a problem since it should take a lot less time to get everything and process the visa. i've got phone calls to make. I'll keep you updated.