Hi, I’m Alice Shepherd Erlac. I founded Tea Breaks in 2019. English is my mother tongue. I grew up moving around the south of England. As a child, I was a professional pentathlete on Team GB but stopped this at 17. I settled in London at 19 where I sank into literature and writing. I fell in love with a Slovene and emigrated to Slovenia in 2018. I write poetry about family, and love, global issues, rooms, and water. I drink too much tea. I guide people towards creativity with meditation and introducing one theme at a time to spark ideas. I love seeing people’s faces when they’re surprised by their own imagination. It’s my favourite thing about work. My husband and I cycled from Slovenia to the UK in 2023 for charity. I enjoy stretching, and walking in the woods, and listening to music, and drawing and painting. I am currently learning Slovene and how to draw on ProCreate. I love slow conversations with my mum on the phone and sunrises.