Nena Argent

Cultural Journalist & Sambawalker’s Spanish-English editorial director. Skeptic, samba dancer, agnostic and nonconformist. Born a Spanish-French Latin-American with wanderlust; lived on every continent (except Australia) and worked as an Asian correspondent, artist, executive, janitor, rebellious model, university lecturer and photographer. Admirer of Portuguese Teresa Salgueiro, Serbian Goran Bregović & Cape Verdean Cesária Évora. Enthusiast of Isaac Asimov, Jules Verne, Himalayan Shangri-la creator James Hilton, Indian Arundhati Roy and American neuroscientist Sam Harris. Speaks a few languages, including a little guóyǔ. No longer believes in reincarnation or prudish moderation and agrees with Richard Dawkins: “Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain and presumptuous desire for a second one.”