Patty in Poland [and other journeys abroad]: World Map Perspective

Here in Warsaw, I am taking a Cultural Adaptation Workshop with other international students. In the workshop, we learn about customs and perspectives of other cultures. The exercise that intrigued me the most was when we were all asked to draw maps of the world. The group included students from the United States, Spain, Moldova, and Korea. The outcome of our maps, while often poorly drawn, were fascinating to me. Students from America and Western Europe drew a "Western World Map" while some students drew what is called an "Asian (or Chinese) World Map". Another map we looked at, which is meant to be a joke, but is none the less interesting to me is the "Australian World Map." A Turkish student from another workshop simply drew Turkey and Iraq. I submitted some of them to the Hand Drawn Maps Association, hopefully they will make it on the website!