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"Knowledge is power; community is strength; and a positive attitude is everything" Lance Armstrong

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Send-Patrick-to-Japan Fund!

Send-Patrick-to-Japan Fund!

Send-Patrick-to-Japan Fund!

"Knowledge is power; community is strength; and a positive attitude is everything" Lance Armstrong

"Knowledge is power; community is strength; and a positive attitude is everything" Lance Armstrong

"Knowledge is power; community is strength; and a positive attitude is everything" Lance Armstrong

"Knowledge is power; community is strength; and a positive attitude is everything" Lance Armstrong

Patrick Juhl
Patrick Juhl
Patrick Juhl
Patrick Juhl
1 Campaign |
Knoxville, United States
$23 USD 3 backers
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Konnichiwa!

As of this post, I am a 16 year, 6 month, 23 day old caucasian male from the United States, born and raised in... Well, really every corner of the country (California, Oregon, New Hampshire, and Tennessee).  I have always had a strong wanderlust and a desire for travel, and love the Japanese culture.  I plan to travel with the company AFS, however, coming from a lower-middle class family, while I live quite well, I don't have the funds to pay for this trip.  I do have a job, however, do to current time constraints, still need quite a lot of cushion from others to be enough to raise it  --at least not at minimum wage-- and with school, can't hope to amass such a dragon's horde in so short of a time frame.  It has always been my passion to be a writer and a world traveler, and I hope for this trip to kick-start that dream.  On top of all this sob-story, they have some darn good food (and I've already invested quite a bit of time in teaching myself the language).
What I Need
Here goes:  maybe it is a bit bold to go for the entire pot through crowd funding, but that is a risk I am willing to take *thumps fist over heart with tear rolling down cheek*.  I need $15,000 dollars just to participate in the program, and I need an additional $1,000-$2,000 to spend while in the country on things like phone, metro, pocket, and lunch (things that my host family will not provide).  
**The goal is set to $19,000 due to the fact that Indiegogo will remove 5% wether I reach my goal or not, take 3% +30 cents/transaction for credit card processing, and 3-5% for Paypal transactions.  At the end of all that, I will be left with around $16,500, assuming that the goal is reached.  This is the total, as I do not know how much I will be able to make on my own.
Every Little Bit Counts

Maybe it is hard to see, but any contribution is a god-send for me.  5 bucks or fifty, both will be majorly appreciated.

Not All Riches Are Monetary

Even if you can't donate right now for whatever reason, that is OK!  In fact, you can still do one of the most important things that anybody can do:  you can share this page and spread the word.  Whether you donate or not, I implore you to share the link to this site with as many people as you can, because the more people I get, the more people I have to help me out.

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