SYLVIA SUVADOVA ISN'T IN MY OFFICE FOR TWO MINUTES BEFORE SHE ASKS ME WHAT MY SIGN IS. Fingering my wedding ring nervously, I wonder if my answer could have any possible effect on international relations. But it's nice to know that some traditional icebreakers truly transcend both geographic and political barriers. "Scorpio," I reply warily. Sylvia fixes her laser like blue gray eyes (arresting enough to promote contact lenses in a nationally televised advertising campaign) on me and says "Ali, I knew it" However, she refuses to reveal how she was able to intuit my astrological sign. "I think we are all a little telepathic," she suggests. Blast these mysterious Europeans! Sylvia has been in our country for a mere 12 months, and her Czechoslovakian accent is still strong, giving her voice a halting yet musical quality. "Two years ago I didn't t speak English at all, so last year was the year of adaptation," she explains. "I was trying to pick up English, see how it sounds to me