'I have to be where I can see the sea'
Just now I was introduced to a relatively new word while listening to 'To The Best of Our Knowledge' on NPR. The word is solastalgia, coined by Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht. The word is a 'riff' (using Albrecht's phrase from the NPR interview) on Nostalgia. Nostalgia, a word coined in the 17th century, refers to a melancholy desire to return to a home you have left (the meaning has been broadened since then). Solastalgia refers to melancholy due to changes to your home (i.e. your home has left you).
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