Inel Studies Abroad in Japan

My name is Inel Washington. I am fifteen years old and I love Anime. I go to Oberlin High School and I've made a really good friend who is a foreign exchange student. He is from Japan and he taught me about Japanese culture. It is my dream to go to Japan and study Anime, and my passion for this has helped me through my everyday life. The sad thing is that financial aid options for studying abroad in high school are very limited. I'm hoping for funds to pay for either an SIT Study Abroad program called Japanimation, or a study abroad through my local rotary club. In addition I'm hoping for funds to pay for my flight. I would be so grateful for the experience of traveling to Japan for the first time!

Please look at the photos below to see how I have been preparing to go to Japan: