When I was 5 years old, I, as any kid, was interested in everything new and unknown. Once I saw a picture of our solar system in the 11th grade astronomy textbook that my elder brother used to study. I decided to draw my own "version". Then, by sheer chance, my parents learned there was some drawing contest in the planetarium and sent there this picture. I was among the winners in that contest and received a subscription for studying at the school of astronomy, where Svetlana Vladimirovna gave lessons. That is how at the age of 5 I became a "schoolboy" overnight, moreover, having to attend classes every weekend early in the morning. However, all my "classmates" were all racing to the classroom, as they knew that something incredibly interesting was waiting for us every time. I remember the times when TV channels came to film and interview us, when we later appeared in the news on TV, when there were articles about us published in different magazines - at such times we felt so cool and grown-up! My favorite topic was “Exoplanets”, because I believe that we are not the alone in the Universe!
- Gerasimenko Andriy -