Libya ≠ Liberia, but...

I'd like to thank everyone back home for their concerns; however, I can assure you that I live in Liberia, not Libya...

West Africa, however, does have concerns of its own.

Check out: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/03/11/west_africa_lurches_toward_war

I'm quite safe in Monrovia though, over four hours from the Ivorian border.