Going alone to Russia is not a problem. It can be a lot of fun and you can make a lot of lifelong friends. But poor planning can ruin your whole trip and waste all of your hard earned cash. You do want to have a good experience, right? You want to make your $ last for the whole trip, yes? So how long do you want to stay there? What time of year? (December and summer are the most expensive times to fly). Do you want to really improve your language and conversation skills? What is your budget? If you want you can PM me these answers and I will help you figure out how to do it. I'll even tell you how to do the San Francisco Embassy paperwork. Or you can post it on this forum and I'll answer you here.