"She adapted easily to a European way of life, taking visiting friends and family on tours of the Valpolicella vineyards, round her favourite spot, Lake Garda, and to the Arena di Verona opera festival. She would travel from her home in Verona to work in Venice by train and then gondola, standing with the locals, as sitting down would have marked her out as a tourist."
"A turning point in Anne's life came with the Brexit referendum in 2016, which she saw as an attack on her very identity. She had always been a force of nature and a fighter for human rights, but now she burst into action, as one of her friends put it. She wrote about her own experience for the In Limbo project launched to give a voice to EU citizens in the UK and vice versa, lobbied politicians and joined demonstrations."
Anne Parry moved to Italy in 1991 and built a career teaching English at language schools, Verona University (2002–11) and Ca' Foscari University in Venice (2000–10). She learned fluent Italian, acquired Italian citizenship, and adopted Italian manner and lifestyle. She guided visitors around Valpolicella vineyards, Lake Garda and the Arena di Verona, commuting from Verona to Venice by train and gondola. Her daughter Emma was born in Italy and grew up bilingual. After the 2016 Brexit referendum Anne became an active pro-European campaigner, writing for the In Limbo project, lobbying politicians, joining demonstrations, researching the EU, and standing for office with Piu Europa.
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