My research looks at the immense changes taking place in Albania amid the recent explosion of tourism the country has witnessed in the past few years, specifically focusing on the northern mountains. My work deals with the shifting relations to and conceptions of home brought about by the influx of tourism, particularly through the process of what I call “bujtinization” (bujtina being the Albanian word for “guesthouse”), whereby families convert their homes into guesthouses, many of whom do so either after extended periods living abroad or through remittances from family members living abroad. I consider how these changes intersect with the chronic outmigration Albania has faced since the fall of the communist regime and the opening of the country’s borders in the early 1990s. In general, my research examines what happens when a country, region, or village goes from being some of the most isolated in the world to becoming a playground for foreign tourists. Additionally, I’m interested in how various hopes for and imaginations of tourism, from the Albanian government to villages, families, and individuals, compete and collaborate with one another.