"Who Am I?" - Student and Teacher Introductions

Who A m I?
Student Participations

The Kidlink Who-Am-I? Program

My name is Tom Limor.

My mother is French and my father is Israeli. Now, I live in Amsterdam.

My parents chose my name, Tom, because they thought it was nice for both French and Hebrew. It was important for my parents that it would sound nicely. Another reason is because that in Hebrew “Tamim” means innocent.

No one of my family members had that name before me. My mum used to call me in French, “Mon petit homme,” which means, “My litle Tom,” and also, “My litle man.” My family also used to call me, “Tom Pouce,” which means, “Tom Thumb.” It’s a movie about a boy who was in a size of a thumb, and I used to watch it in French everyday.

My parents like my name and they think it matches my family name pretty well too.

My pet:
I have got a pet named “Toy”. It is a cat and my dad decided that name because he thought it was funny. I think there are different kinds of names for different kinds of animals, because different animals act differently.

Music:
I don’t create my own music but I play the guitar. I have got a favorite music band, which is the “Beatles”. I like their songs very much. The meaning of that name is some kind of a bug. I think it’s a strange name for a music band because probably the first reaction of someone who sees that name is not so good. With the guitar I can play a few songs of the Beatles. I really like those songs. The first one is “Let it be”, the second one is the “Yellow Submarine” and I also have a CD-ROM for the computer, which has all of their songs.
I also like Israeli music. That kind of music is about 50 years old. I have got CDs of that music.

Hello Tom,

That's an interesting story about your name. Sometimes it's hard for parents from different cultures to find a name they both like. Maybe we should make a list of good international names!

The Beatles chose their name because it's a "pun", a word game. The little bug is a beEtle, and their name is Beat-les .. because the music they played was called Mersey beat. (Mersey is the river in Liverpool)

best wishes,

Liz Exton
(Kidlink helper)

Hi Tom,

I'm Jason a fifth grader from Barbers Hill Intermediate School. When I grow up I want to be either a Major Leaguge Baseball player or a policeman.

E-mail ya,

Jason

Hi Tom,

That was an interesting story about your name. I got my name from my great grandfather whose name was also James. When I grow up I want to be a meteorologist (that is a weather man).

Bye,

James

Hi Tom,

I'm Kyle a fifth grader from Barbers Hill Intermediate school. I want to be either a professional basketball or a World Wrestling Federation Wrestler when I grow up.I have a black labrador chow mix dog and my favorite music groupes are NSYNC, Eminem,and Backstreet Boys.

E-Mail Ya,

Kyle

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