I was just listening to Radio OZ this morning and I just caught the end of an interview about tennis courts in Dili and how the expats kept a lot of these courts for their own exclusive use.<\/p>\n
I think this gives the wrong impression.\u00a0 It made it sound like Dili is full of exclusive private clubs for expat use.<\/p>\n
As far as I know, there are 2 public courts just behind the university and another single public court buried in Bebonuk.\u00a0 I don’t know of any other public courts.<\/p>\n
There is a house near the port that has a court but it is no longer used as one and I will assume there are some other courts in disrepair.\u00a0 None of the hotels or accommodation establishments have tennis courts (to my knowledge).\u00a0 As far as exclusive use tennis courts, I only know of the US Embassy and the OZ Defence Force Cooperation program staff compound which have one each.\u00a0 Both of these are long-term establishments and not available to expats at large either.<\/p>\n
Now a plug for “Timor-Leste Kids Tennis”.\u00a0 This is a program for children, aiming at giving them the opportunity to participate.\u00a0 The 3-pronged approach is aimed at :<\/p>\n
This group is looking for new\/used tennis balls, tennis racquets, sports shoes\/socks, strings\/grips and any other relevant equipment or training services.<\/p>\n
If you wish to contribute, you can contact :<\/p>\n
Note : Within 5 minutes of that interview above, the ABC radio transmission ceased and suddenly it was BBC radio.\u00a0 Transmission breaks are common but switching stations is a new one on me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was just listening to Radio OZ this morning and I just caught the end of an interview about tennis courts in Dili and how the expats kept a lot of these courts for their own exclusive use. I think … Continue reading