As a kid, I had to make the difficult decision between pursuing art or being a paleontologist. Art won, as you probably already guessed, reading this. I went to an artistic highschool, got a digital arts degree. After that I pursued a bachelor's degree in Multimedia Arts from the Fine Arts College belonging to the University of Lisbon. Right now I'm doing a Masters level one from Idea Academy, where my horizons in regards to the industry have expanded, and I'm ecstatic just imagining all the possibilities for my future.
As a visual development artist in-training, I would say good research skills are one of my strongest qualities. I put a lot of thought into my work.
As far as hobbies are concerned, I love sculpting with clay; doing research; playing videogames (especially RPGS); movies; books, I'm trying to write one, and I collect mugs. 
Looking forward to meeting the rest of the tribe!