In the final (official) episode, Noelle comes back from vacation and moves to HBC, Sam goes cliff diving and gets COVID, Seoul is underwater, and we mull over slander laws in one of the darkest corners of humanity. 

CHAPTERS
00:00:10 Intro
00:04:15 Sam gets COVID
00:12:52 Seoul is underwater
00:17:03 Noelle goes to America
00:22:32 Q code website to enter Korea
00:29:29 Pet sitting service on Facebook (Pet Sitting in Korea)
00:33:12 Noelle moves to Itaewon
00:40:12 Pet taxi service (@dangdang2taxi)
00:53:22 Extraordinary Attorney Woo (K-drama)
01:07:51 Sam goes cliff diving (near 넓은다락방 pension in 가평)
01:14:00 *TRIGGER WARNING* Child predator case
01:31:07 Overrated, Underrated (Board game cafes, Jjimjilbang, Fortune Tellers)
01:40:45 Thank you so much! 

Note from Sam: In the whirlwind of story time and catching up with each other's lives, you'll notice that we didn't get the chance to go over your questions this time around! I'm truly sorry for snubbing you guys!

As we close off this final official episode, once again I would like to just express my eternal gratitude to you, the listeners, for the support we've gotten over this past year! Although the size of our listenership was never truly the be-all, end-all of this project, I have to admit it felt incredible to see our numbers grow and to see the kind of impact we've had on your lives. Knowing next to nothing about running a podcast, this was an amazing project to undertake, and the lessons I've learned from this will undoubtedly be invaluable in providing you guys with even better content moving forward! 

Thank you to Noelle for putting up with all my nonsense and debauchery, for overcoming the challenges of putting together a show every week (while juggling a full time job and a fur child), and most importantly for keeping me accountable. From the very beginning you have been the perfect partner-in-crime, and I mean this in every way when I say: there could not have been the WORST podcast in Korea without you.

Though this is the last episode, this is not the last you'll hear from us.
Expect to find us on your feed, your FYP, your Twitch highlights, and much more.
But until then.. this has been the Wonderful One Room Story Time Podcast.
Thank you!

In today's episode: Noelle goes to a PC bang date, we talk about finding apartments with dogs, getting high on spray paint, our favorite convenience store foods, reverse culture shock, the first gay dating shows in Korea, and finally we go through your hot takes about Korea!!

CHAPTERS
00:00:10 Intro
00:03:46 Being handicapped in Korea
00:12:20 Noelle goes on a PC bang date
00:20:54 Noelle goes apartment hunting (Eden Realty)
00:29:14 Having dogs in one rooms
00:31:49 Question 0: Being vegetarian/Being a brown person in Korea
00:32:56 Question 1: Is it safe for solo female travelers to go out alone at night?
00:36:33 Warning about mace or tasers!
00:40:22 Question 2: You can have only 1 convenience store drink and food forever. What is your choice?
00:47:06 Question 3: What was the hardest transition in terms of culture/lifestyle? 
00:49:08 Reverse culture shock
00:55:59 Question 4: Where the open and supportive LGBTQ community in Korea? (Merry Queer, His Love/Man's Romance)
01:02:53 Reading your hot takes about Korea!!
01:22:08 Overrated, Underrated (Wearing Korean school uniforms, K-dramas)
01:29:55 Outro

In today's episode we are joined by my good friend N and talk about her experiences as a Muslim woman of color in Korea! We also talk about BBQ with your pets, watching movies at the Screen X theater, the best curry restaurant recommendations in Seoul, golgappa, how to survive the monsoon season, and much more!

CHAPTERS
00:00:01 Intro
00:01:12 Meet our friend N!
00:07:14 Making friends on apps
00:13:52 Living and Dating in Korea as a POC
00:15:40 Facing Muslim discrimination 
00:22:24 "3 weeks to 3 months"
00:29:21 Facing Muslim discrimination pt. 2
00:58:39 Snack test: Knotted Milk Cream Popcorn
01:05:08 Lake the dog (Pet-friendly BBQ)
01:19:12 Watching a movie on Screen X 
01:24:59 Question intro
01:25:23 Question 1: What is the most challenging thing you've faced living here?
01:31:53 Question 2: Is vegetarian food easily accessible in Korea? 
+ Curry restaurant recommendations 
(Chakraa, Hannam)
(The Royal Indian Restaurant, Konkuk University)
(Amma, Seoul National University)
(Jyoti, Sinchon)
01:39:30 Question 3: Have you ever been subjected to racist remarks regarding your skin color/ethnicity?
01:45:26 How do you survive the typhoon season in Korea?
01:50:48 Overrated, Underrated (Bingsu, One Room/Officetel, International Couple Youtubers)
02:02:27 Outro 

We're back! In this episode: BTS goes on haitus, Sam gets break up flashbacks, eating snails and eels, the pressures of looking perfect, Noelle tells us her perfect man turn-offs, government childcare funds, and is aegyo overrated? All this and more!!

CHAPTERS
00:00:30 Intro
00:01:24 Hwai update
00:07:31 BTS goes on hiatus
00:10:06 The genius of K-pop trading cards
00:18:47 Season (Bar/cafe, Pangyo)
00:21:55 Cheese Room & Tasting Room (Pasta, Jamsil)
00:29:13 털보네 바베큐 (Korean BBQ and Eel, Hannam City)
00:31:13 The best way to enjoy live baseball
00:38:57 Questions intro
00:39:12 Question 1: Is it true there is a lot of pressure to look perfect?
00:45:42 Question 2: Would you go on a blind date?
00:47:42 "He's a 10, but..."
00:53:35 Question 3: Is it expensive to live in Korea with children? 
01:01:16 Overrated, Underrated (Hellotalk, Daiso, Aegyo)
01:12:41 Outro 

On this week's episode: we give a rundown of the most popular summer destinations in Korea, Noelle pays way too much for dinner, possible offensive things to avoid doing, why Korean men are overrated, and much more! 

CHAPTERS
00:00:10 Intro
00:09:25 My Liberation Notes (K-drama)
00:13:01 Question 1: How to deal with the Korean summers
00:21:18 Summer Hot Spots/ Events 
(Surfyy Beach, Jeju Island, Sinchon Water Gun Festival, Waterbomb Festival, Caribbean Bay, Ocean World)
00:40:29 Question 2A: How understanding are Koreans towards foreigners making mistakes?
00:45:30 Question 2B: Things that might be offensive to Koreans?
00:57:30 Overrated, Underrated (Korean men, Hoddeok, Busan)
01:05:44 Outro

In this week's episode we talk about: Roasted Seaweed Pringles, Noelle eating Korean blood sausages, the Foreign Friendly Club List for BIPOC, James Franco in North Korea, K-drama tropes in real life, free healthcare, and what the must-do's and must-avoid's are in Seoul during the fall season! All this and more!!

CHAPTERS
00:00:10 Intro
00:03:12 Snack Test (Roasted Seaweed Pringles, 인절미 꼬북칩)
00:11:56 Noelle tries Korean blood sausage (순대)
00:21:54 The Foreigner Friendly Club List for BIPOC community
00:27:49 Sam watches The Interview (2014)
00:32:17 Question intro
00:32:28 Question 1: Are these K-drama tropes true to life in Korea? 
00:41:14 Question 2: Is there free healthcare and education in Korea? 
00:45:19 Question 3: Must-do's in the fall season?
a) Seoul Forest
b) Gyeongbokgung Palace
c) Nami Island
d) Seoul Lantern Festival 
e) Busan International Film festival
00:52:26 Question 3: Must-avoid's?
a) Seoul Fireworks Festvial
b) Halloween in Itaewon 
00:57:14 Overrated, Underrated (Korean Beauty Mask Sheets, Photo Sticker Booths)
01:08:57 Outro

In this episode we talk about Switch Sports, Sam being too old for Hongdae clubs, the Korean reaction to the lifted mask mandate, the cost of living in Korea, being touched too much in the clubs, grandmas hating, the apps you need to know when living in Korea, and much more!!

CHAPTERS
00:00:10 Intro/ The best months to visit Korea
00:05:40 Children's Day celebrations
00:10:38 Switch Sports, Pump It Up
00:16:58 Too old for clubbing in Hongdae? 
00:20:57 Question 1: How do you feel about the mask mandate being lifted?
00:27:31 All the mosquitoes are dead?
00:30:50 Question 2: How do you deal with the high cost of living in Korea, ie rent?
00:38:27 Question 3: How dangerous are the clubs in Korea? (Drugs, SA)
00:49:40 Why are the elderly so extra?
00:56:22 Sam isn't popular with the halmonis 
00:57:09 Question 5: What is the best thing about Korea? + Tips for when you live here
01:01:52 Apps to know
Danggeun > Craigslist
Naver > Google
Kakaotaxi > Uber
Kakaotalk > iMessage
Coupang > Amazon
Coupang Eats > Ubereats
01:06:02 Overrated, Underrated (Banana Milk, Triangle Kimbab)
01:08:02 Noelle shows her true colors
01:13:25 Outro

In this episode, we talk about Noelle's first cat cafe, Sam falling in love with Gyeongju, My Liberation Notes, understanding different Korean accents, dating divorced people, why your Korean boyfriend wants you to dress conservatively, and much more!!

CHAPTERS
00:00:23 Intro
00:09:05 집사의 하루 (Cat cafe, Gangnam)
00:16:10 Mom's birthday at a pension!
00:22:09 Camping in Korea
00:26:00 환리단길 (Gyeongju Cafe Street)
00:28:07 ORIOLE (Bar restaurant, Haebangchon HBC)
00:32:48 My Liberation Notes (K-drama, Netflix)
00:37:12 Life hack: Use chapstick or vaseline to treat paper cuts
00:37:46 Snack Test (Banana Kick Popcorn, Candy Pop Popcorn w/ Butterfingers)
00:45:36 Questions!
00:43:51 Question 1: Do you have trouble understanding different Korean accents?
00:53:26 Question 2: Would you date a divorced person in Korea?
00:58:34 Question 3: If my Korean boyfriend wants me to dress conservatively, is that a red or green flag?
01:09:31 Overrated, Underrated (K-dramas)
01:13:35 Outro

Note from Sam:
Regarding Korean men who tell you how to dress-- Although I say this is to help you assimilate into the culture, in the end it should be entirely up to you how you dress. Don't let anyone stop you from being proud of your body! 
We're back to our regularly scheduled podcast! Thanks for sticking with us!