Welcome! New York is fabulous; come!

This might be a nice way for you to get started:
http://www.bunac.com/UK/There are 4 programs to choose from. "Work America", "OPT USA", "Summer Camp USA" and "Kamp." Unfortunately, you need to be either 18 or 19+ years old to do these programs. It is something to strive towards though in your upcoming years.
There are also Au Pair companies you can look into. I don't know any specific websites to look at but if I find any, I will post the links here for you. If you decide to go to college, the career centers on campus usually have a wealth of info on working abroad. You can also do an exchange program of studying thru your college too. Or you can apply to colleges in New York as an International Student for four (or more) years. Some of the best are New York University
http://www.nyu.edu/, Columbia University
http://www.columbia.edu/ and my (biased favorite) alma mater Fashion Institute of Technology (which has other programs besides Fashion....)
http://www.fitnyc.suny.edu/html/dynamic.html There are many other colleges here as well.
Best wishes on making your dream come true!!!

(PS- "Friends" is NOT anything like the real New York.)
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