“I've used the internet twice. It’s pretty good, I guess.” Yesica earns $15 per month and has to pay $2 per hour to use the internet. She’d rather spend that on something else.

“Almost every restaurant in Cuba is public. But we started our private establishment six years ago. It’s a lot of work, but it feels good to own something.” Kenya (left) and her employees are learning what it’s like to live in an economy that is slowly moving toward supporting private enterprise. (The food is amazing.)

“I can now call all my friends and family!” Yosbel, his wife, and their daughter are all deaf. With the new internet hotspots in Cuba, they can now communicate with their family through video calls.

“I am a construction worker. It’s not a bad job.” Jorge earns the same amount as an architect (around $35 per month).

“I don’t make a lot of money painting. But I’m spiritually rich.” Junior is a tattoo artist and painter in Havana.

“I sell all my product. That means I have to work every day, even when it’s raining. Sometimes I have to change my clothes in the middle of the day because I’m so wet. But that’s the price you pay.” Daniel owns his own business as an onion seller. Cuba is slowly moving toward permitting more private businesses like Daniel’s.

“You can come back whenever you want to take another picture. We’ll be here.”