Hello!
I recently started studying Japanese on my own, and I found this youtube channel that I thought I would share with everyone. It's great, easy to understand and they go through everything from JLPT 5 - 1. If you just started out you should definitely take a look at it.
I recommed this book for everyone learing Japanese it's really good here is the link to the official website: http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/index_en
Same here Rebecca I found italki through them as well. I love their videos as well.
I would recommend this youtube channel for anyone who wants to learn about Japanese culture, lifestyle etc. They speak in both Japanese and English. I pretty much found italki through them. ^_~
https://www.youtube.com/user/MyHusbandisJapanese/videos
ありがとうございます。