I created this photo essay as a farewell tour of my hometown, which I walked end to end, a week before my flight back to the United States. It was also a sort of farewell to the town I used to know as a child, which was filled with idyllic landscapes that have now been replaced by residential and commercial developments. It was bittersweet: I was proud of the economic strides of my sleepy old town, but mourn the loss and degradation of its original beauty. The photo essay contains commentary: thoughts, anecdotes, and observations that I typed on my phone as I walked through the town.