Ahaha yea, it can be quite troublesome at times. But that makes me even more determined to learn it. :D I do have a textbook that my cousin got when she had a college Japanese class a few years back, but I've mainly been learning from a program my boyfriend found online. The person who made it did a really good job explaining stuff and making it easy to understand. The first 15 or so chapters are free, the rest isn't. :/ It's only ten dollars so it's not too much.

I hope you passed too~ :D