Valerie Winkler is a dual citizen of Italy and the United States. Residing in the United States with her husband, three step-children, and two small dogs, she enjoys lists and spreadsheets. While acquiring the documentation needed to have her Italian citizenship recognized, she learned a lot about her family's history and started to wonder why all Italian-Americans wouldn't be interested in a similar journey. This book was written to help many others avoid the common pitfalls that prolong the process and to maybe finally convince her sister and cousins that dual citizenship is cool.