Hi, i'm Pedro Candeias!
I was born in Braga, (sometimes sunny) Portugal, but my family moved to Macau (currently China) in the eighties, when I was at young age.
I grew up MAcau and returned to Portugal at the end of the 90's. I currently live in Porto...however, I will soon be relocating to Leon, Spain to pursue the Fab Academy 2023 course.
I have a degree in Multimedia and work as a programmer at the University of Porto.
In my free time, I enjoy sailing, walking trails, reading graphic novels and cooking. I even took a 6-month intensive cooking course at a culinary arts school, and this week my current favorite dish is Ramen.
I'm not much of a morning person, but do enjoy daylight as I am a sun person.
To sum it up, I belive I am a multi-talented individual with a diverse background and interests.
Why do the Fab Academy course?
I like to make things. Like to learn new stuff and new skills.
I've been playing around with 3D printers and Arduinos for the last couple of years, so I eventually figured it was time to try Fab Academy and get the skills to build pretty much anything.
I took a leave of one year from work to do this course, so I'm really looking forward to it.
For fun...
I've made some pretty silly "inventions" throught the years, like the "Saint John's plastic hammer for people who are not in Porto during Saint John's night".
São João (that's how it's called in Portuguese) is the most important and traditional celebration (aside from Christmas) in the city of Porto (and also Braga, the city where I was born).
It takes place every year on the night of June 23rd to 24th, in honor of Saint John the Baptist, who is not the patron saint of the city.
During this festivity, the streets of Porto come alive with an array of activities and traditions. One of the most iconic customs of São João is the use of martelinhos, small plastic hammers with which people playfully bump each other on the head, a sign of good luck and well wishes for the year ahead.
By the way, here's the student agreement I signed:
I'm listening to:
Fab Academy Student Agreement
The Fab Academy is responsible for:
- Teaching principles and practices of digital fabrication
- Arranging lectures, recitations, meetings, and events for the class
- Evaluating and providing feedback on student work
- Offering clear standards for completing assignments
- Certifying and archiving student progress
- Supervising class preparation
- Reviewing prospective students, instructors, and labs
- Providing central staff and infrastructure for students, instructors, and labs
- Fund-raising for costs not covered by student tuition
- Managing and reporting on the program's finances, results, and impacts
- Publicizing the program
- Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination
- Encourage a diverse, accessible, and equitable community
I am a Fab Academy student, responsible for:
- Attending class lectures and participating in reviews
- Developing and documenting projects assigned to introduce and demonstrate skills
- Allowing the Fab Academy to share my work (with attribution) in the class for purposes compatible with its mission
- Honestly reporting on my work, and appropriately attributing the work of others (both human and machine)
- Working safely
- Leaving workspaces in the same (or better) condition than I found them
- Participating in the upkeep of my lab
- Ensuring that my tuition for local and central class costs is covered
- Following locally applicable health and safety guidance
- Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination