it is a tiny unheated room that you go up the back stairs to get to it. there are only three that i can count in the entire 46 buildings that front pleasant treat and taylor street. three out of 46. but the architect says most of the buildings have this penthouse on it. most penthouses are nothing more than stairwells. i'm out of town, i hope you read the rest of my letter and i thank you so much. >> my -- my -- mike, elsa. austin. >> mike couldn't be here. may i read his letter or at least -- >> just admit it. >> okay. susan crossley. jennifer solomon. >> good afternoon. ly name is austin hills, i'm the owner of the property situated at 26, 28, 30 pleasant street. my property is adjacent to and east of 34, 36, pleasant street. like to object to both of their requests, conditional use authorization and as well as a request for variances on the following grounds. i believe that privacy a major concern. it would add two floors to the existing two floors over garage level. this will make 3436 pleasant street much higher than most of the nearby buildings and

first came to south korea in the '70s as a peace corps volunteer, teaching some 70 young boys in an unheated classroom. >> the passion for education here is part of the korean passion for excellence, and that is what has given this country such dynamism, such vibrancy, such success, even in the face of very daunting circumstances. >> the very first phrase of confucius analects goes, i quote-- "to learn and to practice and repeat it every time and every day, isn't this a joy?" >> warner: korean society is permeated by values reflecting the teachings of the ancient chinese scholar. but joy of learning is not the sole motivation. >> on the other hand, education and learning is a channel for your social mobility. and if you want to become somebody in society, you want to go to a better college, better school, and study certain areas which will bring you higher status, and probably high income. >> warner: this hyper- competitive personal drive is what jet-propelled resource-poor south korea into the top ranks of world economies-- from a war- torn wasteland, one of the globe's poorest countries, 5