A little bit about me : I'm 20 years old and I started studying education this year, for grades four to seven and I'm focusing on maths and science. I started going full time on 3 february 2014 and I've been pretty happy lately.

I love reading, espescially Dean Koontz books but lately I read just about anything. I like playing pc games but I mostly play sims and I can't wait for sims 4 to come out.

My first appointment with my endo is next month so hopefully I can get hormones soon. I also want to get GRS and FFS if I can ever afford it.

I woul looove to get voice feminization surgery and that's actually how I stumbled upon this website. I was searching "yeson voice center" and saw Jenny's topic about how she went to Korea and got VFS there at Yeson Voice Center.

I would like to make friends on here as there doesn't seem to be many transsexuals where I live. I joined a LGBT society at university which rocks, but I'm the only transsexul there.

I'm just glad I'm in a happy place right now. Now that I can be ME 99% of the time, I feel free. sure I don't have breasts yet and my hair isn't very long and my voice ,let's not go there.

The feeling I get when I meet new people and they call me Melanie is just so awesome. Sometimes people refer to me as "he" but I suspect that's mainly because of my voice which I haven't really bothered to feminize so I can't blame them. Voice training just seems so difficult and like you have to think about it the whole time and that seems unnatural to me. I already have fake boobs, fake hair (wig) and I have to shave my beard every day. I don't want to deal with something else that doesn't come naturally.

Thanx for reading sorry if I got a bit tedious , I haven't talked to someone about my life and experiences  in a while.

Hi Melanie 

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Hi Melanie, welcome to Susan's.

Welcome and power to you girl!

We are always here in case you feel like sharing or just want to chat, you sound like you got all your ducks in a row and everything screwed on straight (some pun intended).

Before having surgery for your voice I highly recommend you try voice training, see Deep Stealth for Videos and Tutorials. In many cases you can train your voice in less time than the recovery from surgery and it's a lot less risky. Then again some girls can't reach A3 so they have no choice but if you can and are willing to put in some time I highly recommend it.

Thanks LordKAT , V M and Antonia .  Antonia, I don't think I'll be able to afford VFS any time soon so I will have to start working on my voice, but I am sooo darn lazy plus I feel like an idiot when I have to make those high pitched sounds and my family can hear me.

What is A3? A certain pitch? My therapist says I don't need to work on my voice and that I sound like a woman, but that's because I talk softly when speaking to him for some reason and I don't speak that softly around other people.

Also, because I'm studying to become a teacher, we do a looot of orals in front of a class of our peers for assesment so I really had no chance of people never finding out I'm trans because you have to speak loudly and clearly to get good marks.

Plus a lot of the people I'm studying with were in high school with me so there really was never a chance of me blending in, but I knew that and I've accepted it. I'm hoping I can move somewhere else when I'm done studying so no one will know me. I'd love to move to America or New Zealand (I live in South Africa at the moment)
thank you for the tip though I downloaded some voice coaching videos from youtube but I've never really tried using them

Hi Melanie,

I think we are all lazy when it comes to voice training, try doing it whenever you have a spare moment, when I drive somewhere I practise in the car or if I'm home alone around the house. A3 is a note that is 220hz, essentially it's the lowest note that is definitively considered female, that does note mean there aren't many girls that speak in lower registers but if you want 100% female gendering on the phone you need A3 on higher. As far as how I talk, someone here on the forums mentioned that she now speaks to the whole world the same way she used to speak to her girlfriend, I borrowed that idea and it seems to work.

Good luck with your training, let us know how you are progressing.

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Hillo Melanie!
Hope u do find this place to your liking. I've found that practically everyone is nice, so it should be pretty good for ya. *hug
Sorry, I'm a hugger.

-Waves- Hello!

Not gonna lie Melandie. First thing I thought when I saw you is "What a bitch" Cause from that photo at least you look very beautiful. I'm very jealous.

I'm glad things are going well for you atm, gives me hope for my own future.

Oh! And I agree with your view on the voice thing, so keep me updated on what you do with that.In the end.

wow you are so young ! i started HRT when I was around your age (19-20), i am 35 now

am sure you will gain lots of knowledge from this site .. and from your avatar pic, you will become one hot chick ASAP no worries !

Quote from: Blue Rabbit on May 04, 2014, 08:23:21 PM
-Waves- Hello!

Not gonna lie Melandie. First thing I thought when I saw you is "What a bitch" Cause from that photo at least you look very beautiful. I'm very jealous.

I'm glad things are going well for you atm, gives me hope for my own future.

Oh! And I agree with your view on the voice thing, so keep me updated on what you do with that.In the end.

i also felt that ping of jealousy and a bit of goose bumps. got me examining myself seeing if i will pass  anyways welcome 

Quote from: Umiko Nixie on May 04, 2014, 08:34:28 PM
i also felt that ping of jealousy and a bit of goose bumps. got me examining myself seeing if i will pass  anyways welcome 

lemme see your pic, i will be the judge

Quote from: Umiko Nixie on May 04, 2014, 08:34:28 PM
i also felt that ping of jealousy and a bit of goose bumps. got me examining myself seeing if i will pass  anyways welcome 

Lets team up and beat the good looking bitch up!

Quote from: Blue Rabbit on May 04, 2014, 09:04:29 PM
Lets team up and beat the good looking bitch up!

HAHAHAHA! though i hate to say it buts what girls do. like a group of us ganging up on one person. i'm not getting involve. she might look at me and i hit the floor. *throws hands up* sry blue xD

Quote from: Umiko Nixie on May 04, 2014, 09:07:47 PM
HAHAHAHA! though i hate to say it buts what girls do. like a group of us ganging up on one person. i'm not getting involve. she might look at me and i hit the floor. *throws hands up* sry blue xD

Alright but don't tell her I tried to plot against her because I was jealous. Keep it on the down low like. *Peers around suspiciously*

Quote from: Blue Rabbit on May 04, 2014, 09:12:52 PM
Alright but don't tell her I tried to plot against her because I was jealous. Keep it on the down low like. *Peers around suspiciously*

your being watch blue xD so i'm not getting involved in this. i've seen nothing or heard nothing xD

Quote from: Umiko Nixie on May 04, 2014, 09:15:54 PM
your being watch blue xD so i'm not getting involved in this. i've seen nothing or heard nothing xD

Ah! You're a rubbish partner in crime! XD

I didn't notice I was being watched till ya mentioned it 0-o But nah it's fine, just cause I swear a lot.

Quote from: Blue Rabbit on May 04, 2014, 09:18:45 PM
Ah! You're a rubbish partner in crime! XD

I didn't notice I was being watched till ya mentioned it 0-o But nah it's fine, just cause I swear a lot.

sry hun but somethings i will not be involved in xD but i'll be there to bail you out though xD

XD Alright just to clarify incase this has gone too far. I was joking xD I don't wanna REALLY beat her up cause she looks good and she's not even started hormones yet.

*stays silient* blame blue not me xD but yea. makes me jealous cuz my hair isnt long enough for my extensions -.- god, i envy your genes mel xD

Quote from: Sam314 on May 04, 2014, 08:19:51 PM
Hillo Melanie!
Hope u do find this place to your liking. I've found that practically everyone is nice, so it should be pretty good for ya. *hug
Sorry, I'm a hugger.

Thank you Sam! So far everyone is suuuper friendly, I love this website. And don't worry, I'm a hugger as well  .

Quote from: Blue Rabbit on May 04, 2014, 08:23:21 PM
-Waves- Hello!

Not gonna lie Melandie. First thing I thought when I saw you is "What a bitch" Cause from that photo at least you look very beautiful. I'm very jealous.

I'm glad things are going well for you atm, gives me hope for my own future.

Oh! And I agree with your view on the voice thing, so keep me updated on what you do with that.In the end.

Loool isn't it weird how when other girls think "What a bitch" , it's actually like the nicest compliment ever ( only when it's about looks though, not attitude ) Your comment made me laugh and feel good about myself so thank you for thinking "What a bitch" when you saw my picture     I'll try to keep everyone posted on how I'm doing with my voice, but don't count on getting any voice clips any time soon  .

Quote from: @Diana on May 04, 2014, 08:24:50 PM
wow you are so young ! i started HRT when I was around your age (19-20), i am 35 now

am sure you will gain lots of knowledge from this site .. and from your avatar pic, you will become one hot chick ASAP no worries !

Thank you Diana  I know I'm quite lucky with my genetics, but I still feel insequre about my face sometimes and think I look like an ugly girl, so I really appreciate all the compliments you girls are showering upon me

Quote from: Blue Rabbit on May 04, 2014, 09:25:46 PM
XD Alright just to clarify incase this has gone too far. I was joking xD I don't wanna REALLY beat her up cause she looks good and she's not even started hormones yet.

Quote from: Umiko Nixie on May 04, 2014, 09:28:45 PM
*stays silient* blame blue not me xD but yea. makes me jealous cuz my hair isnt long enough for my extensions -.- god, i envy your genes mel xD

lol I knew you two were joking and you really made me laugh . I would give you my super duper death stare if you tried pulling my oh-so-fabulous hair which by the way is actually a wig