Starting as an ethics and public policy major, Malvika Khadiya added a political science major in the spring of her freshman year, and this past spring, her interest in the Russian language exploded into a full-blown major too.
“The more you learn, the more you realize that a lot of things are not black and white,” Khadiya said. “I just fell in love. I really like languages.”
She had taken a few classes that drew her in, like First-Year Russian and Russia Today. Eventually, however, she realized she wanted to do more than just fill her schedule.
Khadiya stresses how there’s no better time to learn about something new than time at a university. Specifically, studying Russian has become an outlet to do something that will be beneficial to her career but also to do something she truly enjoys and has fun with.
“People ask, ‘What do you want to do with Russian?’ — and even if it doesn't take me to a job, it's something that is just enjoyable, and I could fit it in,” Khadiya said. “You only do college once. You might as well. It's never going to hurt.”