CURRENT MISSION

to do good research/theorizing and publish it in good journals, to understand and influence the way people think

ABOUT ME

I am from Seattle but now I am working as a professor at a business school in Portugal. My Korean wife and I had a baby in June 2016.

I do research on meditation and how it can influence decisions and other things in the workplace. Here is an article on one of my papers: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wray-herbert/mindfulness-and-loss-the_b_3795237.html

I love traveling. I have been to a lot of places in Europe and Asia. I would like to go to South America next.

I studied opera for 7 years and was in all of the school musicals. I minored in classical voice but I still like to rock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Dd04walWI

I don't smoke. My body is my temple...

PHILOSOPHY

meglio tardi che mai

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed a lot and always wanted to be able to host but I was living with host families or flatmates until now so it wasn't really possible. I believe in couchsurfing though as a way to improve the world by helping each other.

Interests

studying, singing, going on adventures, eating/cooking good food, reading, dancing, meditating, yoga, research, watching movies and YouTube videos

• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• opera
• business
• history
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

anything by Kurt Vonnegut, The Black Swan, Gladwell books despite the inaccuracies, Liar's Poker, Heat, The Geography of Thought, Dear American Airlines, Vagabonding, 4 Hour Work Week (for the travel part), The smartest kids in the world, I wrote this for you,

Teach, Learn, Share

I taught my roommate basic guitar chords once. I have a working knowledge of psychology, decision theory, music history, singing, politics. I want to learn how to dance and practice yoga.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Bulgaria, France, Italy, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, United States