Barbora Bezděková

What motivated you most to participate to Odysseus contest?

My motivation to participate in this contest was simple – I just wanted to experience the atmosphere of an international project and attempt to confront something new. It was a new challenge! One should try everything and Odysseus contest seemed to me to be an experience I have never done before. I was also interested in how I could hold my own against other contestants.

What did you enjoy when you prepared your project?

The preparation of my project was quiet hurried and I didn´t have enough time to think a lot about the goals of my work. I just wanted to try creating something, making a new experience, which could make sense, and I was really not sure if I could manage it. Then I prepared the summary, sent it and after that I was told, that I qualified for another level. That was the moment I really enjoyed because I finally managed it.

What was the most important thing that you learned during the preparation of your project?

I learned that the enthusiasm to the work and obstinacy are sometimes enough to experience something unexpected.

Has the work done for your project affected your decision for studies in space science?

As I have chosen the area of my studies couple years before, the project had no effect on my decision. However, I realized the extent of the space science and discovered new directions of the research during solving the project. That was very educational to me.