Hello everyone! *cough*Katrina*cough* I have found out more about the exchange program to sum it all up......
I am leaving on March 22, 2012 for 5 months. My "entry" point is Sarita, Tokyo, Japan.
I just finished 3 pages of forms for the Government of Japan.
Whence I receive my official acceptance letter in a week or so, I shall begin the process of applying for a student visa. Then it is smooth sailing from there....In other words need to get Luggage(grandmother is buying for my Christmas present) luggage tags, and so on so forth.