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Hi, I’m Mary,
I'm a professional tour guide specialising in history of ideologies and XIX/XX century Europe and political science.
I have lived in Berlin for 4 years now, gaining first tour guiding experience working for the commercial market leader.
I grew up in Warsaw where my Jewish/Polish roots and family’s experience pointed me towards a keen interest in European history.
I studied on Warsaw University's Collegium MISH, which allows students with broad academic interests to combine classes from all faculties into individual, interdisciplinary program.
I was fortunate to learn from some of the best contemporary historians, sociologists and others - this gave me very high level of understanding of modern history and strong ability to analyse its outcomes.
Later, working as a journalist fixer, I was able to exchange experience with journalists from all around the world and many cultural contexts, and practice explaining complex socio-historical subjects in a approachable but thorough way.
In the world experiencing so much political tension, I decided to dedicate my life to passing on as much of this knowledge as possible.
Now I offer my independent tours trying to counter the current trend of maximising profit by sacrificing historical accuracy. After deregulation of the profession it became the norm to advertise problematic or even misleading narratives as representing the highest academic quality. It is easy to exploit the fact that guests, who almost never are trained historians, simply "don't know what they don't know".
My goal is to combine my education, professional and family backgrounds to deliver understandable explanation of even most complex processes and phenomena that shaped Germany and the world as it is today.
I hope you will join me and haven not only entertaining, but truly valuable experience on my tour.
The value of this tour definitely goes beyond mere statistics. It is a full immersion in history, geopolitics and current affairs. Mary is definitely one of the most dedicated, educated and open minded I have had the pleasure to met. Time flew by and after the first 30 minutes it felt like spending the day with your witty, knowledgeable friend. She is committed to give you 101% of her skills and knowledge to ensure you understand the full picture of what's already been and what could happen. The tour is designed for everyone's comfort, she went as far as bringing padded pillows and feet warmers for everyone and made sure we were warm and dry. If history's the best teacher then for sure Mary Is a great student. Give yourself a gift and stay away from the same old same old. Top 3 tours in my life (and I tooo a disgusting lot cause I am a hopeless nerd)
Mary challenges us to look at the warnings of repeating the past mistakes. From family experiences growing up in Poland and extensive research Mary provides a thought provoking look at our history in Europe. Remembering that there was much good in what we now seems bad, helps remind us not to be blinded by the light where darkness exists. This tour is not your typical sightseeing tour and it is not for the narrow minded. We can genuinely recommend the tour if you would like to understand our shared western history and some practical thoughts for today.
Consiglio questo tour a chi vuole approfondire da una prospettiva nuova e unica la storia di Berlino. Mary è stata gentilissima, estremamente competente e aperta al dialogo. Ottima esperienza!
This was much more than a guided tour. What might seem like walk through Berlin, turned out to be a deep philosophical, economical and sociological dive into past, deeply connected the present. All while admiring the most significant places in Berlin’s history. Come in only if your open to let Mary make you challenge your views. With unique, sometimes personal takes and strong academic background, she goes way beyond history and far wider than Berlin, and it’s absolutely worth it. Mary also took great care of our comfort, making sure we are warm throughout the whole tour at the beginning of cold January.
Mary was fantastic, she cares so deeply for history and the world’s current politics. The parallels drawn were profound. An excellent deep dive where she is capable of answering any questions you might ask. From a woke perspective #speaktomary
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