[joulseenjoync]

I really dont know where to begin here.....when I was 5 years old I first started martial arts in the Detroit area. After about 2 years I had worked my way up brown belt, the level below black in our dojo. I looked up to our sensei, but one night he decided to take the profits of the dojo and close up, never telling anyone. Ever sense then school and money issues have prevented me from continuing my education in the martial arts. It feels like a peice of me has been missing for a long time, now that Ive turned 18 I have a little more freedom, hopeing that I can continue my study of the arts. My finances and life are starting to turn around more. I know this may sound silly or stupid to some of you, but its has been a dream of mine for awhile to travel to japan and find a dojo. I dont wish to stay for a month or two and study, I want to dedicate the rest of my life to this. As a gift of my graduation my family has agreed to fly me to japan, but I know after reading here that it takes much much more than that. What can I do to begin the process of finding a sensei and a dojo to study and stay. I want this to become a way of life, not just a hobby...I would like to become an apprentice to a sensei and live the life of a student of martial arts.