I know some japanese but I need further assistance! English in return!

[chucklesluvs2chuckle]

konnichi wa! My name is Carissa and need some help with learning Nihon-go untill I can get into a japanese class... like I said I know a little, my sister said she would teach me, but she aint, imma teaching my self! So please help me learn. I live in Alaska and in Fairbanks there is this place called chena hot springs, and my sister said in the winter time they get ALOT of japanese people...so me and her want to learn enough japanese to have small talk with them...but, she is the only one that knows alot of japanese...anyhoo! and I want to go to Japan in a few years, so It would be nice if I knew how to speak the language of the country I am going to! please assist me! me email is [email protected]!! please help me!!
~Chuckles~