TRUE STORY

Diana's Travelogue

by Diana (32-H-4) FPE

Last March, I took a trip that I

but never thought would be possible.

had dreamed of

I went to Mex-

ico for twenty days and spent most of the time as a woman. If I live to be 350 years old, I'll not for- get the wonderful feeling of such complete freedom and perfect contentment.

For the sake of continuity, I had better give at least a sketchy account of what transpired to make this trip possible in the first place.

My wife and I own a gift shop. Once a year we go to Mexico and buy merchandise and take a vacation. Well, this year, we decided to keep the business opened and I would go down for a short time and do the buying. I have a very good friend, who works for me part time. He expressed the desire to go a- long with me. I liked the idea but also knew that he would have to be told about Diana before we start- ed out. We've known each other for 'about six years and have been very friendly. His wife, Jean, knows and likes Diana. She decided that she would break the story of Diana to John, (not true names) which she did. John accepted it wonderfully and I told him as much about me as I could. Well, on almost the last day, Jean arranged to have her sister take care of her children so she could go along with us.

You can imagine the state I was in, about a week before the trip! I longed to get started but was quite fearfull at the same time. I have gone out in public for four or five hours at a time but never for so long a period. Could I pass? Would the strain be so great that it would destroy the thrill of being

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