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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.
This tour will be super interesting. Not only the historical excursus is accurate but she offers deep insights in today's society. I will 100% advise this tour.
This tour is not the usual kind of tour, as you can already read in the description, and that is exactly what we loved about it. Mary has a very deep understanding of the topics she presents and goes one step further in her storytelling. Her tour feels like a full immersion into history. She invites you to “wear different glasses,” look at events from different perspectives, and really think about what happened. You listen to her explanations and discussions, and when the tour ends, you continue reflecting on everything you heard. For us, that is what a great tour should do: not only show places, but also make you think and see history in a new way. And you know what is the best? Mary bring her own story to the tour and make you touch real problems and moments history had. Really good tour!
We had the absolute pleasure of being taken around some sights in Berlin by Mary. Her passion for history is truly inspiring. Her knowledge is incredible, and she shared the complex history of the city with such honesty, depth and sensitivity. What made the tour so special was how personal and meaningful she made it. You can really feel how important the history is to her, and that passion made every stop so much more powerful and memorable. She explained difficult parts of the past with great care while still keeping the tour engaging and informative. We came away with a far deeper understanding of Berlin and its history than we ever expected. It is a very moving and educational tour. She even had a back pack of cushions that she carried around in case anyone wanted one when having a seat. She told us how long each section of the walk would be in advance and welcomed questions and discussion. Thank you for such a thoughtful, insightful and unforgettable experience. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Berlin.
