Well, I thought this page would already be devoted to the consulate interview and so on... But something unexpected happened. Peter wrote me the following letter

Maria, We had a few unfortunate things happen recently and do not feel that I will be able to make a commitment to working here this summer. I appologize for the inconvience. I was truely looking forward to you working here. If I can be of any help looking elsewhere or offer a reference, please let me know.

Regards,

Peter

So for now my plans regarding Hampshire have fallen through. It's good that I have a confirmed offer in virginia beach. Basically I agree with the girl who advised me to go there... and then find a job to my liking, since it's a resort town and there can very well be nice restaurants in need of staff... But I still feel kind of uneasy. So for now I'll do everything anew: send out resumes and a cover letter and write to everyone I haven't written to (or did write to... I'll write a second time to reinforce it))). Good luck to me... And to all of you) More positive, more positive.. ))