13th July for 1 week

[Robin Carter]

Hello all, Just a general question, im coming over for a week from the 13th July bringing my 16 year old son, and so far have heard "i wont know anyone, i will be bored, theres nothign to do"

etc.....

is there anyone around that age going to be around who is of a similar age? and where do teenagers hang out??

thanks!!

[Graham]

just a thought but if he has any interest in tennis I would suggest joining a group clinic at the tennis club where he should get to meet a good few like minded people of about his own age.

[Robin Carter]

cheers graham, to be honest i think he would pretend to like knitting if it meant he had some one to hang out with!!

some one who is not his parents.

He does like tennis can he hire a racket there??

[Alison]

Hi Robin,

Definitely recommend Graham's suggestion re the tennis club. They are all very friendly there and Ronald (the guy in charge) or Graham (one of the coaches) are happy to help organise similar standard people for children (not allowed to call a 16 year old a child tho' am I !)/students/adults to have a game with. Or they will arrange coaching sessions either singly or in groups which would be a good way to find someone else to hang out with. e-mail Ronald on ccdtenis@mail.telepac.pt or phone 282 357 847 to explain the situation and I'm sure they'll come up with something. Our son, (now 19) has usually had a friend with him so this has not been a problem. You could also try the Vale de Milho golf club to see if they have anything in a similar vein - they also do coaching sessions for juniors.

Best of luck !

[Robin Carter]

thanks alison much appreciated