It's nothing like the US, haha. It's a lot more interesting, and the people are a lot nicer. Your Russian will probably be fine. My English wasn't that well when I first moved here, but it's crazy how fast you learn the language when you're immersed in it. ;)
Oh heyyyy! Sorry, I've had some real life complications that needed working on... It was... time-consuming and I had no time to log on. :/ I've missed all you guys though!! How have you been? :)