Feb. 25, 1999 Dear Xiao Mei: People say if your tour of the USA doesn’t include a visit toNew York, then you haven’t been to that country. Of courseone could also argue that having been to New York doesn’t meanknowing what the country looks like. However, everybody a-grees that New York is the most metropolitan city in the world.One is impressed by the skyline of New York City, and therethe highest buildings that greet your eye are the twin towers ofthe World Trade Center (WTC). When you are in front of thetower, either One WTC or Two WTC, allow your eyes to travelslowly from the lower to upper stories. Peering upward asthough from the bottom of a deep well, you will experience thedizzy effect of perspective and wonder if the ground is actuallymoving beneath your feet, or is this sensation merely an illu-sion. Then you join the other tourists and will be lifted up, inone minute, to the 107th floor, the Observation Deck, the topof the world, and the view there cannot be topped. I have beenup to the “top of the world” many times, accompanying myfriends as a guide. In this letter, I am not going to describe Feb. 25, 1999 Dear Xiao Mei: People say if your tour of the USA does not include a visit to New York then you have not been to that country. Of courseone could also argue that have been to New York does not However, everybody a-grees that New York is the most metropolitan city in the world.One is impressed by the skyline of New York City, and therethe highest buildings that greet your eye are the twin towers ofthe World When you are in the front of the tower, either One WTC or Two WTC, allow your eyes to travelslowly from the lower to upper stories. You will experience the effect of of the dizzy perspective and wonder if the ground is actuallymoving beneath your feet, or is this sensation merely an illu-sion. Then you join the other tourists and will be lifted up, inone minute, to the 107th floor, the Observation Deck, the top of the world , and the view there can not be topped. I have b eenup to the “top of the world ” many times, accompanying myfriends as a guide. In this letter, I am not going to describe