i've always had an interest in russia/russian culture and about a year and a half ago i started messing around with it on duolingo - i'm pleasantly surprised to be able to read it pretty well! don't get me wrong - my speech is horrible and i have a very limited vocabulary, but to be able to read those funny little letters feels cool. if you have an interest in a culture/language use the internet as much as you can to dive in you'll be amazed at what you can do