Erm, does anyone know of a good resource for studying kanji? I'm fine with respect to hiragana and katakana, but I'm somewhat anxious that I only know maybe two dozen kanji on a good day. That, and I've got all of about three days to learn more.
Relax, you're going to have an entire year to absorb the language. Enjoy your last few days in the states for a while. Studying before you're about to leave is just... silly.
You can get away with Hiragana and Katakana anyway, nice gaijin is right, studying would be a waste of time at this stage. However you might wanna take some learning material with you so you can learn while you are out there.