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ＪＥＳＳ　ＩＮ　ＴＩＭＥ 　　 　　Column Writer: Jessy 　　Jessy, 加拿大英属哥伦比亚大学国际教育管理硕士和美国华盛顿大学国际事务硕士。曾工作于联合国教科文组织（巴黎总部）和美国国际战略研究中心（华盛顿）。独自周游欧洲和北美各国，并精通英，法，中文和粤语。 现居加拿大温哥华市。 　　 　　People like to ask me this question: how do you describe your international life?At first, I was trying to overview my different feelings to summarize.I thought of my excitement of seeing places completely new to me; I thought of the frustration when living in a foreign country without understanding a single word; I felt the process of growing up and getting stronger; and I can sense a better understanding of cultures and peoples...However, I couldnt help having an image repeatedly popping in my mind: moving, constantly moving, between cities, countries, and continents.So after all I had to give my honest answer: moving from sea to sea.But it is not just moving, a lot of time it is to start a new life.By moving I have met so many different types of people, learned different life styles, and heard of or participated in many stories.They were not always enjoyable when I was going through.However, they give me something to laugh about when I look back.Hopefully I will have enough time to share my stories with you, my dear friends, and I hope they are just in time as reference for your departure. 　　April 1, 2007 　　ARRIANO 　　When I was on a ferry from Bari (意大利南部的港口) to Athens (雅典), I made friends with some high school kids from a tiny town in Italy called Arriano. One day in Athens I received an email from one of the kids called Christian, China (he made a cute grammatical mistake) bella (meaning cute girl). Were back in Arriano.We miss you.Where are you now?When are you coming to visit us?Hum...good question.Two little persons started fighting in my mind; one goes, No, you are running out of time, Jessy.Stick to the plan and go to Rome; the other goes, Yes, yes! Its not something you can always do.You can squeeze time.But where are you gonna stay?Can you count on (指望) kids promise?While they were fighting