Photo courtesy: newsone.com 21 year old U.C.L.A. math major Chris Jeon, told friends he thought it would be a “sick vacation” to buy an 800 dollar plane ticket and join the revolution in Libya.  Since then, he’s been fighting side by side with rebels who have given him the name, “Ahmed Maghribi Saidi Barga,” and even outfitted him with a gun.  Obviously, not a discussion for young kids but it could make for an interesting dinnertime talk with the secondary school and older crowd.

http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2011/09/online_exclusive_as_reports_surface_of_ucla_student_chris_jeon_fighting_with_rebels_in_libya_former_

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0901/American-college-kid-joins-Libya-rebels-for-vacation