Short film about love of home: Theresa and Albrecht can't imagine life in the big city.
Theresa Herwig and Albrecht Rink studied at the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences. In the short film "hier_bleiben: At home in the homeland", they talk about their love for Upper Lusatia.
Young people in particular often want to lead a life in the big city. For Theresa Herwig and Albrecht Rink, that would be nothing - they love their home. The short distances, the university, where you are not just another number, the beautiful nature. After graduating from high school, they both made a conscious decision to stay in Upper Lusatia.
Theresa studied Housing and Real Estate Management at the Zittau campus. "After seven hours of lectures, I just had to get out, get some fresh air and go for a ride. I lived in Leipzig for five months during my internship semester. That was a great experience, but just not my thing." Theresa has her own horse, which she likes to take on day trips to the Zittau mountains, she goes trampolining or cooks with friends. And when the ceiling falls on her head in Zittau, she goes shopping in Dresden or to concerts.
Albrecht Rink lives in a half-timbered house in Olbersdorf and originally comes from Eibau. He completed his studies at the HSZG four years ago. "After graduating, I applied everywhere in the region and also had offers from Dresden and Leipzig. Of course, I probably would have earned more there. But that's not a priority for me." Albrecht has everything he needs in his home region; family and friends, mountains and lakes for extensive cycling and hiking tours, and of course the horses.
Both have found work in the region that fulfills them. They will stay here, they are sure of it. Here, where it is beautiful.
Text: Sophie Herwig