Michelle Patton 

Michelle Patton is from Galway, a beautiful old University city on the west coast of Ireland. It is situated in a very picturesque setting where the river Corrib meets the Atlantic Ocean and as a result attracts a large number of tourists all year round.

Michelle studied economics, with a focus on the hotel and hospitality industry in Galway. When Michelle finished her studies, she started touring the world. She left Ireland and worked in Switzerland for one year. After that she decided to move to China where she worked for the Irish Embassy in Beijing. Finally, Michelle's journeys led her to Vienna where she also worked for the Embassy.

Having settled down in Vienna, she along with her husband worked for ten years in a family run bar and restaurant. During this time she also had two girls, Juliette - now 10 years old and Isabelle - now 8 years old.

Teisha Grassberger

Teisha was born on St. Vincent and the Grenadines which was a  former British colony. Teisha also hosted one of our Belitz club evenings where she presented different types of her artwork. The exhibition included photos which were taken in the Caribbean and several of her colourful paintings. We are lucky that Teisha has been working as a Berlitz English teacher in Vienna for almost 3 years.