Learning Japanese.... Ummm help?

Recent events
I recently got the determination to lear again. Ever since the bed bug situation settled I got the urge from Boruto. Honestly its turning into something much deaper than I expected.

I struggaled with English writing growing up. Good news is learnin Japanese has pinpointed how and why. Yet, it feels like old memories are resurfacing. When practicing pronounciations I get rather uncomfortable. I don’t understand why.

I want to learn Japanese further especially now that I am uncovering something from my past. The best way I will though is to find those who can speak it. Even if its only through writing it.

My Request
Think of it like an internet penpal. We can exchange messages in Japanese to practice. Though I am still a beginner. Much of my practice has been on graph paper.

Only recently have I looked into how things fit together. Though my greatest in school had been reading and writing. Except that my reading was grades ahead of my peers. My writing lacked significantly until high-school.

I think the forums would be an excelent starting point. Even if I have to use google translate when I get stuck. I just hope I don’t depend on it for too long.

Any help would be appreciated. A point in the right direction even. Such as another forum where its Japanese fans. Furry, mlp, and anime fandoms. Though I would still need to learn enough to write proper sentences. Linux language packages make this easy. Then dedicating a keyboard with stichers.

There is Duolingo Japanese you can use. I learned words like mizu for water or gohan for rice from that.

I did that to get started. However, I did not have the 80usd to continue it. I am using free stuff on YouTube. Yet, I need a way to practice it. Some one to tell me when I got something wrong.

I wouldn’t mind doing some Japanese practice. I too hope to learn some, some day. Although I have other things on my plate, so I can only do it very casually for now.