User:Jjgawro

Hello All!

My name is Julie Gawron and I am from South Elgin Illinois. I am a Geography Secondary Education major with a political science minor. Within my major I tend to focus on cartography which is the art and science of map making. If you think that you're not map savvy I can prove you wrong! Ever use Google maps? Google Earth? Mapquest? A personal GPS? Your phone navigation? This day in age of technology it is difficult not to interact with these maps. When I make maps I like to focus on not just the physical landscape of the Earth but I enjoy researching how politics effects certain aspects of the world. For example, I think it would be interesting to see a map of how Africa looked with colonization in full force compared to today in reference to the political boundaries of the countries. I do enjoy a heated discussion about how people view politics because most of the time, they are misinformed about their views and seeing people become really defensive over something they know little about is quite the laugh. I'm also a very easy going person and easy to talk to and I don't mind working in groups as long as you contribute.

Hope to get to know you all soon!