18 days to go!

So there is only 18 days to go before i set off on my flight from Glasgow to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Tokyo Narita .So far i still need to sort out my travel insurance which is prooving harder than i originally thought! I need to sort out money, pack my case and print out all of my documents that i need to take to show at the airport. ahh.
But most importantly i need to try and learn some basic Japanese to keep me going until i pick more up. It is such a hard language to learn and finding motivation is difficult! Ive bought about 3 audio tapes and 2 guide books to try get me in the zone but it just isnt working..