My Life As A Cuban Refugee | Juan Carlos Jimenez | TEDxHiltonHead

Juan Carlos Jimenez-Guillen:
A native of Cuba, Juan Carlos arrived in the U.S. at the age of 7, as part of Operation Pedro Pan. Living in Cuba during the Revolution and viewing through a child's eyes his Family's efforts to escape the fighting and hardships, Juan Carlos found opportunity in his new home. Living on a diet of Spam in those early years, Juan Carlos found the gift of education, and went on to become a Marine Biologist, taking him to various parts of the world where he specialized in research and rescue of the whale and manatee population.
Math also beckoned Juan Carlos, and he spent 36 years as a University Math professor, and in 1997 started a Cigar factory in the D.R. that continues to thrive today. With a mutual passion for cigars and small vineyard wines, in 2012 he opened tacaron.com - a destination boutique wine and cigar shop located on Okatie Hwy 170 in Beaufort, SC. Juan Carlos Jimenez– Owner, Ta-ca-ron; Professor; Mathematician; Marine Biologist; Cuban émigré; Cigar Factory operator; wine aficionado This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx