Welcome, Future Explorer!
Explorer Membership invites you into the process and the tribe, not merely as a spectator, but as a collaborator, teammate, and fellow “community cook.” Together we plan the ingrediants of our community and knead the dough: shaping plans, sculpting cultural traditions, and practicing collective decision-making. By the time you move in, you’ll already feel rooted—connected to your tribe, connected to the soil and the Common House kitchen, and having accomplished the act of creating your true home. This is not a “go it alone” real estate evaluation and commercial transaction. It is an experience of becoming part of an intentional community and shaping a village together to reflect our shared dreams.
🌿 Explorer Membership:
What You Get, What You Give
What you receive:
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Access to community development and explorer resources
From special tours in Greece to sociocracy trainings and visioning sessions—learn how a thriving village is shaped.
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Transparency & insider view
You’ll have full access to design plans, budgets, progress updates as your particpate in shaping them to reflect your vision and values and needs.
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Eligibility to become a Full Community Partner
After 3 months of active participation (and visiting the land), Explorer status is the key to the door to Community Partnership and moving in as our neighbor.
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Mutual support for your Greece transition
Get help navigating Greek residency, move logistics, and local life—supported by Evi, the community, and a trusted network of professionals.
What we ask of you:
Be Ready to Contribute. Your presence and energy matter. We’re looking for Explorers who are excited to build something meaningful together—not just for themselves, but for the whole community
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Attend monthly plenaries
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Join a working circle
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Think about where your skills could benefit at least one working circle (circles are sociocratic committees).
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Contribute your time and skills to community projects.
This isn’t passive evaluation—it’s active building, with purpose, heart, and respect for the group.
🚀 How to Become an Explorer Member
Step 1: Explore & Connect
Attend an Info Coffee (online or in-person) to learn about our mission, community, and values.
Button suggestion: Register for Info Coffee
Step 2: Express Your Interest
After the Info Coffee, let us know you’d like to become an Explorer.
We’ll send you an email with the Explorer Application & Fee details.
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💳 Step 4: Pay Your Explorer Membership Fee
To activate your Explorer Membership, please choose one of the following options:
🟦 Active Explorer – €250/€200
Attend weekly gatherings and circles
Participate actively in shaping the village
Eligible for priority in home selection
Discounted rate of €200 if paid within 2 weeks of Info Coffee
🟨 Supporting Explorer – €350
Join monthly meetings and occasional events
Stay informed and connected
Eligible to apply as a Community Partner after visiting the land and spending 2 months as active explorer.
🇬🇷 Greek Citizens Earning Greek Wages
We offer an income-adjusted contribution to ensure fairness and incentive families with children and Greek citizens.
📩 Email us at GreekVillageCohousing@gmail.com to discuss
Explorer Fee, which covers 3 months of:
– Interactive Orientation onboarding
– Access to working circles, insider events, and guided tours
-Dues pay for transition to Greece services, tours, and community development services that benefit you.
🌿 Step 5: Begin Your Explorer Journey
🧭 Attend your 3 interactive orientations
🗓️ Join monthly Plenaries (and if Active Explorer, a circle as well).
🎨 Participate in visioning, workshops, and community projects, including transition to Greece and community development.
🤝 Start forming real connections and help shape what we’re building together.
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➡️ To be eligible to apply as a Full Community Partner, you must:
1) Remain an active Explorer for at least 3 months, and
2) Visit the land and projects in Greece within a reasonable amount of time after membership given full time work or children and caretaking (expectations are as soon as possible and during the year of membership)
This ensures your connection is rooted in real relationships as well as place.
3) Transparency: If you miss three plenaries and, as an Active Explorer, haven’t contributed meaningfully to any project (including those that directly support your values or your transition to Greece)—we’ll consider your Explorer Membership inactive.
You’ll be moved to our general mailing list as a supporter, no longer eligible for Community Partnership.
*Please know as well that while these rules are followed, we are about relationships, not rigidity. Those who demonstrate they are one of those special people who value community will be able to talk to us if something comes up.
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