England a Bust?

Okay, so I made the very wrong assumption that it would be easy for me to get a visa to go to England. Apparently, if I was anything but an American or if I wanted to do anything but be an Aupair then I'd be good to go. So ya... I'm pretty confused and really annoyed. I feel totally and unnecessarily targeted and discriminated against.

So ya, at this point, I don't even care if I get paid, I just want to spend a year there... live there... and get into the people's lives... but I don't want to be paid under the table because that feels wrong to me... but it also feels weird to just go live with and work for a family for free... and no one's gonna just take me in because I don't know anyone who lives over there... except family of some friends of mine, but that would just be too weird. And if I'm not working, then it would feel a little aimless anyway.

:-P pptz That's me trying to stick out my tongue in writing...