Iris Dement is American. I would personally welcome you to America..not much work where I am but some..but your problem will not be finding some sort of work, but dealing with immigration. Start checking that out. Do you have a degree? Perhaps you could come as a visiting scholar of some sort....do you have some savings you could live off? If you would be willing to provide evidence that you don't use drugs, have a criminal history etc...are just a nice young woman...we probably could find places for you to stay and visit for a while...a few weeks here and there for free in exchange for perhaps cooking, housecleaning etc.....Oh I would love a cook!!!!!! I just live in a tiny place by the beach though..

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