I did a series of articles about horse racing for the Helium writing contest that just finished. Luckily I was able to place 2nd. I'm coming up a little. The last contest that I placed was in 3rd . Maybe if I keep up I can get to 1st. :)

Here are the links to the 7 articles I wrote. If you enjoy horses and racing, you may like these.

file://http://www.helium.com/items/1795410-moments-in-belmont-stakes-history
file://http://www.helium.com/items/1793471-2010-preakness-week-events
file://http://www.helium.com/items/1792475-best-events-of-the-2010-kentucky-derby-festival
file://http://www.helium.com/items/1792260-horses-that-may-be-contenders-in-the-2010-preakness
file://http://www.helium.com/items/1791605-top-10-kentucky-derby-contenders-in-2010
file://http://www.helium.com/items/1791296-jockeys-in-the-2010-kentucky-derby
file://http://www.helium.com/items/1790290-history-of-pimlico

Short Biography of Anna

My formative years were spent on a farm in North Missouri during the Great Depression. I didn't know how poor we were because our life was just like that of our neighbors.

My elementary education was received at the one-room country schools, common during that era. After marriage and the birth of three children in rapid succession, I completed college. Upon receiving my teaching credentials, I taught high school Social Studies in the tiny high school where all three of my children attended.

Continuing my education, I received a Master's degree in Social Studies, a Specialist in Guidance and Counseling and a Doctorate in Higher Education. However, instead of college teaching, for which I was qualified, I decided to travel. Along with my husband, I joined the Peace Corps and we were sent to Liberia, West Africa. In that assignment I wrote curriculum materials and taught in the Teacher's Extension School

Upon returning to the United States, we sold our belongings, movd into a travel trailer and toured the lower forty-eight states. After a few years we settled in Yuma, Arizona where I took a position as Executive Director of an adult literacy program which provided English language instruction to person's of limited or non-English speaking ability.

After Peace Corps opened sites in Eastern Europe, I had the desire to work in that area of the world. It was not until 2001 that this became a possibility when I was accepted and sent to Ukraine. During my stay in Ukraine I worked as a Teacher Trainer at the Zhytomyr State Pedagogical University teaching methodology classes to university students and conducting seminars for Secondary School teachers

I have traveled extensively in Europe, visiting most of the Western European countries.