I thought I might mention this little program. I am currently living in the Washington area and around here the public library has a free online language program called Mango. It is a pretty decent program (for being free, only the library version is free) which has Japanese. All you need is a library card. So you might try seeing if your library has this too, or something like it. Every little bit helps.
Good luck.
Passport Japan日本のパスポート
Guild to teach, learn or talk about japanese language and culture