Scuppered

Hmm. The proverbial spanner is firmly wedged in the works. I have had the most definitive news yet from the school in Seattle, and it's spanner-shaped.

I had intended to go and study under a student visa, but for the school to give me the relevant forms to get a student visa, they need to be part of a big government system. Being small and perfectly formed, and not regulated by the government (which is part of why they are so awesome), they are not part of this scheme. So the student visa is not an option. They've previously only taken students who already had visas or green cards.

Well, bother, as Pooh Bear might have said.