We use interpreters to translate for us when working with our Russian colleagues. Even though I do speak Russian, we train our interpreters to handle these technical conversations. Only English and Russian. After you get used to the language and culture differences, it's not difficult to work here. It doesn't take long to get used to the differences.
Work here can be hectic sometimes.
Since we are 9 hours ahead of our coworkers in Houston, we sometimes work late into the night. The U.S., Canada, Russia, Japan and the 14 countries of the European Space Agency. Mir is actually a Russian word that means both world and peace. I think I would pick Mars because it will be the first one we will reach with astronauts. This is a difficult question to answer.