Somebody Give Some Advice, Please! Options

[gellybean]

I would like to go to NYC this summer to pursue a singing career but I can't afford it. Any idea where I could find a sponsor?

[Jaysee]

I second that sound advice! I lived in London for almost twenty years making a fairly good living as a professional iopera singer, and the big city scared the shit out of ME for the first few months. (although now I no longer live there I shure miss it a lot!)
I really can't imagine how I would have survived without a roof over my head and a bit of cash for emergencies...let alone at the age of 16!
I know we old timers sound boring but London has a pretty shitty underbelly beneath the bright city lights. Being broke,homeless, sleeping rough aint very glamorous, and is very risky. you'd be joining the ranks of many many young people in 'cardboard box city'. A lot of unscrupulous bastards, pimps, drug dealers etc etc are always on the look out to recruit kids lured to the capital by the promise of fame and fortune, streets paved with gold. The reality is you've gotta arrive armed with something more than starry eyed optimism.....enviable as that blind faith that nothing can possibly go awry in ones life is to boring old farts like me.
You're obviously very brave so good luck with whatever you decide to do, discuss your plans with someone a bit older, maybe your singing teacher. I'm sure they will point out the possible pitfalls.
take care, JC