Greetings from Josh Li

Hi,

I hope you are doing well. It's been a long time since my last personal
email. Yesterday was my last day at Avery Dennison. I've really enjoyed
my projects in Singapore and Cleveland, but it is time to move on. I
learned a great deal, and worked with some very awesome people. I will
really miss them.

I'll be moving back to New York City on Saturday, 6/14/03. Here's my new
contact info:

[Address deleted]

Email address: joshli@yahoo.com
My permanent email address: joshli@post.harvard.edu will still work, but
I'm trying to migrate all of my emails to my Yahoo account.

I'll be back in New York for almost two weeks. Then I will go traveling
through Spain, Portugal, and Singapore with my wife Melissa. She is
currently studying Spanish full time in Salamanca, Spain, and enjoying her
studies. She is really into the Spanish language and culture.

When I return to New York in mid-August, I will start my job search. As of
now, our first choice city for my job search is Boston. I've always had
very fond memories of the 10 years I spent in Boston, and it would be neat
to work back there. However, we are open to where ever God leads us.

I would love to hear from you, what you've been up to, whether you're now
married, have kids, started a new job, moved, etc. I also look forward to
meeting up with you in New York, Boston or Singapore this summer.

Melissa and I went on vacation in Spain for a few days before she started
school. Here are some of our pictures:

Toledo Spain
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-56281135-nbZk-album/74408850IwXJZD

Toledo Josh & Mel
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-56281135-nbZk-album/74416698EDUqhO

Avila Spain
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-56281135-nbZk-album/74412549FLRxuN

Avila Josh & Mel
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-56281135-nbZk-album/74419732HYrVuL

Salamanca Spain
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-56281135-nbZk-album/74415395iNSxgN

Salamanca Josh & Mel
http://cards.webshots.com/cp-56281135-nbZk-album/74438837eOJBdU

Melissa and I loved Toledo, which is about 1 hour south of Madrid by train.
It is a city on a hill, surrounded on three sides by a river. The narrow
streets are wonderful to walk through. There are many shops selling all of
kinds swords, armor, mirrors, ornaments, etc. Since my fencing days in
high school, I've always had a fascination with beautiful swords, so I
bought a really nice one. The top tourist attractions are the cathedral
and castle.

In Toledo, we stayed at the Parador Toledo, which is located on a hill
overlooking the city. It is definitely worth it to pay a bit more to get a
room with a panoramic view of the city. To find more information about the
chain of Spanish National Parador lodgings, check out this website:

www.parador.es

You can get some great discounts if you are less than 30 years old (which
we were not).

Avila is west of Madrid, about half way between Salamanca and Madrid. Its
claim to fame is its beautiful, intact medieval walls and towers. We
walked all around the walls, and took pictures from the walls and outside
the walls. We stayed at the Parador in Avila, but it was not as nice as
the one in Toledo.

We had dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Avila, right outside the walls.
The food was surprisingly authentic and good, and the waitress treated us
extremely well since we spoke to her in Chinese.

Salamanca is west of Avila, almost to the border with Portugal. The
University of Salamanca dates way back in the medieval times, and at one
point, was one of the top universities in the world. Students from all
over the world flock to Salamanca to study. The main tourist attractions
are the central plaza (Plaza Mayor), the cathedral, and the University.
Outside of the old part of the city center is a relatively modern city,
with all kinds of shops and apartment buildings.

If you ever visit Spain, and only have time to see one of these three
cities, definitely go to Toledo.

When I get back from my summer trip, I'll post more pictures and send out
an email.

Have a great summer and keep in touch!

-Josh.