While the United States grieves the recent loss of Joan Rivers and Robin Williams, Latin Americans everywhere are experiencing the same pain. Death is always a sad event, and although I wasn't as familiar with the work of Rivers or Williams, I can understand the pain that comes with an unexpected and sad loss.
Since I've been living in the United States, I've had my share of cultural miscommunication. When Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian musician and rock en español legend passed away this Thursday, I felt disconnected from the world. Cerati had been in a coma for the last four years after he suffered a stroke at one of his concerts in Venezuela.
My friends at home all know about it. My social media feeds were flooded by responses of people all over the world remembering Cerati and his work. Thinking about it took me back to those days in high school hanging out with friends and listening to Soda Stereo.
