A letter from Lugano
What the Grounded Globalist is, who it’s for, and what I’ll put in it.
I was born in Edison, New Jersey, to a Greek father from Crete and a Greek-Italian mother from the Bronx. Since then I’ve lived at sea for seven years, held residence permits on three continents, and earned the citizenship of the two countries my family left. Today I live in Lugano, Switzerland, with keys to homes in four countries.
None of that came with a manual. I learned the forms, the consulates, the order of operations, and the cost of one missing stamp the slow way. This is where I write it down, so the next person pays less for the same lesson.
What you’ll find here
There are three sections. Guides cover residency and visas step by step, with the documents named and the timelines as they ran for me. Heritage covers citizenship by descent, the Greek and Italian routes first. Field notes is the journal, the part after the paperwork.
Who it’s for
People who want to live in more than one place and want the paperwork done right. Some of you will work through the guides on your own, and the resources shelf is built for that. Some of you will want me to map the route with you, and that’s the exploration session.
Make all the world your stage.