Especially coming from Moscow, what drew you to study liberal studies at Hamline?
I am actually originally from Crimea, a beautiful area located in the south of Ukraine. But because of my father's business, my family lived in several different places of the former U.S.S.R. Before I moved to the U.S., I graduated from the Russian Music Academy in Moscow, one of the top Russian music schools.
A piano instructor at Hamline recommended the MALS program to me, and it attracted me because I knew it would be so different from my past education experienc--and that it would perfectly complement my music training.
How would you describe your MALS experience?
As a non-U.S. resident and a musician, I had a many areas in which to learn, as well as to contribute. Studying in the MALS program not only helped me gain specific knowledge in certain fields that I would never had a chance to possess on the academic level (such as a memorable course of Irish literature with Larry Sutin), but it helped me in the more general areas of cultural adaptation and cultural tolerance.
We need to pay more attention to the diversity in the world -- different points of view and value systems. Humanities is a weapon for good. And especially in this century, the last thing we need is to be limited in our interests, our point of view, or our perspective.
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