It's nice to finally be able to say hello to everyone, I've been lurking around on this site for about a month and finally got the courage to register.
I'm not quite sure where to start, so I'll go with why I was drawn to this community...
I am currently 23 and have felt like I should have been born a female since at least the eighth grade which is when I started having dreams as a female. I pretty much disregarded the feeling until a little over a year ago when I started to look into transitioning. At first I only knew about the surgical options and somehow didn't read anything about hormone therapy. I stopped looking into transition then because I didn't want to just look female by surgery, I wanted to feel female which at the time I thought was impossible.
Flash forward to one month ago when I learned about HRT and began to comb every corner of the web especially this community. This sort of a transition is what I really want so now I am looking for a therapist to take the next step.
I have already told my family who are all supportive (although a few are questioning my certainty) and a close friend.
Anyway. Enough of the serious. I am an engineer (electrical and mechanical) and I work in the renewable energies field. I have been eating vegan for over 5 years now, and I do not smoke or drink. I am caffeine free since August 2013!
I love sci-fi/fantasy books, videogames (mostly RPGs) and exploring trails in the forest.
I live just north of San Francisco, CA although I am in Hawaii for a month on business right now.
I haven't picked a new name yet and don't intend to until I begin to transition. I guess xponentialshift, expon, or shift will work for now
it has been a consistent alias in videogames since I started college.
That's it for now. Thank you all for creating this community that I can be a part of!
-Shift
