Oh, and in case there are too many words,

and not enough pictures, this is the street I live on. I'd tell you what it's called but I don't totally remember. Plus all the streets here have the same name, so it's Dongbaek-ro or something like that. Anyway, this is what I pass everyday going to/coming from work, a couple blocks from school:

And this is the street I live on, lined with these lovely flowering shrubs: