Sebeh Don finally made it to the bank today! The trip to open a new account to the newly opened branch in the area has been planned for a while. I had to prepare the documents: kajok kwangge jeong myeongseo, my passport and ID and his Dojang.
I had hard time finding his stamp coz I almost forgot where I kept it. Luckily, I finally found it last Sunday after a couple of days searching. We were ready to go to bank the next day but there was such a heavy dust alert so we postponed until it finally cleared out today.
This is the second time for him to open a Korean kid's account. The first one was at Woori Bank late last year. We came more prepared and confident in accomplishing the transaction this time. The teller almost had us in a glitch when she mentioned that we still need another document but we told her that we didn't need that one. We are not signing up for the online banking. P seemed fine with just going to the bank to do the transactions. there. It's pretty near and it's just for his savings anyway so most transactions will only be deposits.
He basically handled most of the process by himself except for the signatures (six at that) I have to sign. He said he only had to sign twice but I had to do a lot. Funny. He handed her his envelops of bills and coins. Then, he watched with amazement as the teller dropped the coins in the coin counting machine. It was just such a cool thing for him to see it for the first time.
P managed everything with his Korean language skills. Sure, he may not be very familiar with most banking terms but that is what he is learning. The nice teller was patient enough with us even though she almost ignored me when she was explaining the requirements. But that's okay. It's his account, he speaks and understands better Korean than me and he is there to learn. I just take a step back for him to learn.
I know I also need to learn and practice my Korean language but I can do so at another time. In fact, I've opened accounts quite a few times with my limited language skills even before. It isn't easy yes, there was even a time that I almost cried out of frustration a few years back. Things had improved now.
P will have to learn more on dealing with things like this though. It's just about time for him to do so and not end up like a silly teenager unfamiliar with life transactions. There are still plenty to learn and experience like riding the bus by himself. THAT... is for another day. :D
I had hard time finding his stamp coz I almost forgot where I kept it. Luckily, I finally found it last Sunday after a couple of days searching. We were ready to go to bank the next day but there was such a heavy dust alert so we postponed until it finally cleared out today.
This is the second time for him to open a Korean kid's account. The first one was at Woori Bank late last year. We came more prepared and confident in accomplishing the transaction this time. The teller almost had us in a glitch when she mentioned that we still need another document but we told her that we didn't need that one. We are not signing up for the online banking. P seemed fine with just going to the bank to do the transactions. there. It's pretty near and it's just for his savings anyway so most transactions will only be deposits.
He basically handled most of the process by himself except for the signatures (six at that) I have to sign. He said he only had to sign twice but I had to do a lot. Funny. He handed her his envelops of bills and coins. Then, he watched with amazement as the teller dropped the coins in the coin counting machine. It was just such a cool thing for him to see it for the first time.
P managed everything with his Korean language skills. Sure, he may not be very familiar with most banking terms but that is what he is learning. The nice teller was patient enough with us even though she almost ignored me when she was explaining the requirements. But that's okay. It's his account, he speaks and understands better Korean than me and he is there to learn. I just take a step back for him to learn.
I know I also need to learn and practice my Korean language but I can do so at another time. In fact, I've opened accounts quite a few times with my limited language skills even before. It isn't easy yes, there was even a time that I almost cried out of frustration a few years back. Things had improved now.
P will have to learn more on dealing with things like this though. It's just about time for him to do so and not end up like a silly teenager unfamiliar with life transactions. There are still plenty to learn and experience like riding the bus by himself. THAT... is for another day. :D
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