The German-Born Converted Sikh

Everyone’s a stranger until they’re not

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After consuming a plate of fresh shrimp marked perfectly by a smoky char, a side of red rice simmered in puréed tomatoes, paired with two ice cold Coronas, I felt my day had hit its peak of happiness.

I walked around the sandy, uncrowded, well-groomed beach as the hot sun smacked my body hard, now that I was no longer…