Samara?
I want to visit there... Seems really nice!
Don't worry about your English grammar... most English people don't, lol. As long as you understand it, and others understand you, the rest will come by itself.
I discovered that Russian speaking people are prepared to speak with foreigners even if their grammar is terrible. I can't believe how many "serious" conversations I've actually had in Russian, despite the fact that my Russian, is really, really bad. (because it's such HARD language!)