ABC News' David Muir's exclusive interview with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on July 20, 2015, the day the Cuban Embassy is reopened in the U.S

9 Things That Will (and Won't) Change Between the US and Cuba Today

It's official. After more than 50 years of isolationist policies toward the island nation, the United States and Cuba establish normal diplomatic relations Monday.

But now that relations are "normal," what actually changes? Here are four things that will, and five things that won't change as the two countries re-established diplomatic relations.

WHAT WILL CHANGE

1. There's an embassy

In January 1961, President Castro banished U.S. diplomats, calling them a "nest of spies," closed down the embassy and broke ties with America. The Cuban embassy in the United States was also shuttered, both being turned over to third parties to maintain until 1977, when they became "interest sections."

With the re-establishment of diplomatic relations today, both countries officially have embassies and will be able to fly their countries’ flags once again.

2. Diplomats can travel

Under the "interest sections," Cuban diplomats were not allowed to travel outside the beltway in Washington without first getting special permission; Americans couldn't travel outside Havana without special permission.

That changes today. Diplomats in both countries have the freedom to move as they please, with only the standard international agreement to notify the host country after travel.

3. More technology/Internet access

There has already been an increase in telecommunication development in Cuba. The government increased Internet hot spots throughout the country, while reducing the price to access the Internet. While most Cubans still don't have access to the Internet in their own homes, their ability to use it around the country has increased.

Google has already visited the island twice, and with the United States allowing commercial sale of some telecommunication devices, it is expected to continue to grow.

4. Easier cultural, religious group travel

When President Obama announced his intention to normalize relations with Cuba, he expanded the groups allowed to visit and made it easier for them to go. Previously, people needed a special license from the Treasury. Now, if they fit one of the 12 groups, they can go without getting the license.

WHAT WON'T CHANGE

1. The embargo remains

The U.S. government’s normalized relations with Cuba don’t mean the embargo goes away. International relations with other countries are decided by the president, but the embargo is controlled by Congress. And, as such, will require an act of Congress to end.

There are some bills introduced to end travel and ease business interactions, but they haven't gone very far.

2. Travel still banned for pure tourism

Despite normal diplomatic relations, people can’t go to Cuba for a sun and sand vacation. Tourist travel to Cuba is still prohibited for U.S. citizens, unless they fall into one of the 12 pre-approved groups outlined by the Treasury; mostly including family visits and work-related travel.

3. Only limited U.S. companies can do business

U.S. businesses may be clamoring to get into the untapped market of Cuba, but that doesn't mean they can, because of that embargo.

4. No U.S. cruise lines

Carnival Cruise Line may have gotten permission from the U.S. government to offer cruises to Cuba next spring, but that doesn't mean they will begin. The Cuban government still must sign off and their infrastructure’s ability to handle mass U.S. tourism, even as part of a cultural exchange, is still limited. So expect a slow transition, sources in the Cuban government told ABC News.

5. No nonstop, non-charter flights

It seems every month a new company is announcing nonstop flights to Cuba. People can now catch them from New York, Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta ...and the list continues to grow.

The catch? Those are all charter flights that require a visa. To have a visa -- you guessed it –- people must fall into one of the 12 pre-approved travel groups.

Exclusive Interview: Elian Gonzalez Wants to Come to the US

Jul 20, 2015, 9:40 AM ET, By Jim Avila and Serena Marshall vis Good Morning America, Source

Elian Gonzalez would like to return to the United States, he tells ABC News in an exclusive interview.

"To the American people, first I say thank you for the love they give me," Gonzalez said. "I want the time to give my love to American people."

Gonzalez was found floating off of Florida's coast in 1999, after the boat he was in with his mother capsized. Gonzalez stayed with his uncle in Miami, but the 6-year-old boy soon found himself at the center of a tug of war between Cuba and the United States over whether he should remain in this country or be returned to his father in Cuba.

Today, Gonzalez says he'd like to come back to the United States, but only as a tourist, telling ABC News he'd like to see a baseball game, visit Washington museums and talk to Americans.

"For my family it has always been, we always have the desire to say to the American people, to say to each household our gratitude, appreciation and love that we have," he said. "Perhaps one day we could pay a visit to the United States. I could personally thank those people who helped us, who were there by our side. Because we're so grateful for what they did."

Gonzalez's frightened face was seared into the American psyche by a photo of a gun pointed at him, as he was held in the arms of a fisherman. U.S. Marshals finally took him from Miami relatives by force, returning him to his father.

In his first American TV appearance as an adult, his first interview since he was 11, Gonzalez reflected on the statue of Jose Marti holding a child -- a child many said was Gonzalez -- that was erected near the U.S. interest section in Havana.

"It's every Cuban child. I think it's the, I see, the father, protect your son and it's not only me. It's every children in Cuba," he said. "I feel proud because I feel it is a statue that is evidence to everything that happened at that moment. It's a symbol of loyalty of what happened ... it represents a father that is trying to protect his son."

At 21 he speaks a little English, and in our exclusive interview arranged and primarily shot by Cuban photographer Roberto Chile, who has worked with Gonzalez before, he takes ABC News to the coast 15 years after his mother drowned trying to take him to America.

"I remember when the boat capsized, when we fell on the sea. I remember when I was put on the raft and my mom was covering me and I was raising my head, looking around... and at some point I raised my head and I didn't see her again," he said. "There was no-one else. I was alone in the middle of the sea ... and that's the last thing I remember."

Gonzalez recounted how his mother gave him a sleeping pill before they left, to help with sea sickness.

And while he said he disagrees with what she did, he is moved by her efforts to keep him afloat as she drowned.

"I believe that if today she is not here with me it is because she fought until the very last minute for me to survive," he said. "After giving life to me, I believe she was the one who saved me. She was the one who gave life back to me at a time of danger."

Today, Gonzalez is studying engineering. He also has a new woman in his life -- his fiancée Ilianet Escaño, 22. His high school sweetheart is studying toward her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Biology.

The fellow college student and our producers helped him with his first selfie, which he says will be his profile picture when he gets enough internet to open a Facebook account.

PHOTO: Elian Gonzalez poses for a selfie with his fiance Ilianet Escano.

PHOTO: ABC's Jim Avila speaks with Elian Gonzalez and his father Juan Miguel in an exclusive interview.

PHOTO: Elian Gonzalez with his father, grandfather and uncle at his birth home.

PHOTO: Elian Gonzalez with his father, grandfather and uncle at his birth home.