* Basque Visitor to Prince’s Court
Let’s proceed with this story on the assumption that the average court tennis player probably doesn’t speak much Basque. If so, most will stumble over at least the middle one of these three names: JOSEBA ETXEBESTE OTEGI. But what if you are given the hint that the “X” sounds like “CH”? It becomes the Spanish Basque version of Etchebaster. JOSEBA ETXEBESTE OTEGI teaches Basque sports, games and culture at the University of the Basque Country in Vitoria, Spain. His fascination with all manner of traditional Basque games both for adults and children led him to Prince’s court, where he saw and… Read the Full Story >
