Shyam Sankar

And so it was a little bit of an inside job of people who worked there who did this. They decapitated the dog. They pistol-whipped dad. They threatened to execute him. They threatened my mom. I was a child, and really, I was just excited to have visitors. You can't control a child. I was just excited to have visitors in the middle of the night.

And so it was a little bit of an inside job of people who worked there who did this. They decapitated the dog. They pistol-whipped dad. They threatened to execute him. They threatened my mom. I was a child, and really, I was just excited to have visitors. You can't control a child. I was just excited to have visitors in the middle of the night.

Dad was only spared because one of the five armed robbers was a regular at, my mom ran an open kitchen. Anyone who worked at the facility, anyone who was help, anyone from the surrounding area, they could always come and eat Indian food that mom would make. And so this guy was a regular and he just, you know, he just made sure they didn't kill us. Wow.

Dad was only spared because one of the five armed robbers was a regular at, my mom ran an open kitchen. Anyone who worked at the facility, anyone who was help, anyone from the surrounding area, they could always come and eat Indian food that mom would make. And so this guy was a regular and he just, you know, he just made sure they didn't kill us. Wow.

Dad was only spared because one of the five armed robbers was a regular at, my mom ran an open kitchen. Anyone who worked at the facility, anyone who was help, anyone from the surrounding area, they could always come and eat Indian food that mom would make. And so this guy was a regular and he just, you know, he just made sure they didn't kill us. Wow.

And so we left all of our earthly possessions behind and had to find a place to resettle. Dad had a friend who somehow just, you know, how life works, had moved to L.A., a friend that he grew up with in this village, moved to L.A. and he was selling knickknacks at theme parks.

And so we left all of our earthly possessions behind and had to find a place to resettle. Dad had a friend who somehow just, you know, how life works, had moved to L.A., a friend that he grew up with in this village, moved to L.A. and he was selling knickknacks at theme parks.

And so we left all of our earthly possessions behind and had to find a place to resettle. Dad had a friend who somehow just, you know, how life works, had moved to L.A., a friend that he grew up with in this village, moved to L.A. and he was selling knickknacks at theme parks.

So this friend was like, there's this place, Orlando. I live in LA. There's this place, Orlando. All the theme parks are moving there. I need someone I can trust there. And that's how we ended up in Orlando selling knickknacks to theme parks, which was fantastic. For me, it was fantastic. My after-school care program was really mom would pick me up from school.

So this friend was like, there's this place, Orlando. I live in LA. There's this place, Orlando. All the theme parks are moving there. I need someone I can trust there. And that's how we ended up in Orlando selling knickknacks to theme parks, which was fantastic. For me, it was fantastic. My after-school care program was really mom would pick me up from school.

So this friend was like, there's this place, Orlando. I live in LA. There's this place, Orlando. All the theme parks are moving there. I need someone I can trust there. And that's how we ended up in Orlando selling knickknacks to theme parks, which was fantastic. For me, it was fantastic. My after-school care program was really mom would pick me up from school.

We'd go to SeaWorld so she could restock the shelves. And I'd be petting the stingrays. So I thought that was normal. I didn't quite realize what a unique experience it was. Now, there were some downsides to this. Some of the knickknacks we sold were t-shirts. And until I was old enough to read, I was dressed in all of the t-shirt misprints. It didn't say Shamu. It would say Tamu.

We'd go to SeaWorld so she could restock the shelves. And I'd be petting the stingrays. So I thought that was normal. I didn't quite realize what a unique experience it was. Now, there were some downsides to this. Some of the knickknacks we sold were t-shirts. And until I was old enough to read, I was dressed in all of the t-shirt misprints. It didn't say Shamu. It would say Tamu.

We'd go to SeaWorld so she could restock the shelves. And I'd be petting the stingrays. So I thought that was normal. I didn't quite realize what a unique experience it was. Now, there were some downsides to this. Some of the knickknacks we sold were t-shirts. And until I was old enough to read, I was dressed in all of the t-shirt misprints. It didn't say Shamu. It would say Tamu.

It's like everything that went wrong, that was free clothes I got to have. But it was also really a privilege to grow up in the shadow of the Space Coast. Orlando is close enough that in elementary school, you would file out to the courtyard to watch the shuttle launch. You would wake up Saturday mornings to a double sonic boom of the shuttle reentering.

It's like everything that went wrong, that was free clothes I got to have. But it was also really a privilege to grow up in the shadow of the Space Coast. Orlando is close enough that in elementary school, you would file out to the courtyard to watch the shuttle launch. You would wake up Saturday mornings to a double sonic boom of the shuttle reentering.

It's like everything that went wrong, that was free clothes I got to have. But it was also really a privilege to grow up in the shadow of the Space Coast. Orlando is close enough that in elementary school, you would file out to the courtyard to watch the shuttle launch. You would wake up Saturday mornings to a double sonic boom of the shuttle reentering.

And it gave you a visceral sense of scientific progress, American prosperity, what we can do collectively when we put our mind to it. Wow.

And it gave you a visceral sense of scientific progress, American prosperity, what we can do collectively when we put our mind to it. Wow.

And it gave you a visceral sense of scientific progress, American prosperity, what we can do collectively when we put our mind to it. Wow.