Привет! Меня зовут Джейден. Welcome to the forum!

It takes time and a lot of practice to learn the Cyrillic alphabet but it's so worth it. Now I can type anything in Russian on a English keyboard and I know all the sounds.
And you're right. I've learned tons more Russian since I joined this forum than I ever did before. Stay active here and you will too.
Удача! (Good luck!).