National Geographic Geographer Juan Valdes was just a child when Fidel Castro's revolution changed the course of Cuba. But like any seven year old, Valdes wasn't concerned about Castro, as he was about his family and his favorite toy train. When his parents put him on a flight to Miami as part of "Operation Peter Pan," he lost track of the train. In an audio memoir, inspired by National Geographic's new book Journeys Home, Valdes shares thoughts on his Cuban childhood, his transition to American life, and what it meant for him to return to his home country 40 years after his "Indefinite Voluntary Departure."
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