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President Obama at a podium addressing a town hall event in Jamaica.

A snapshot of President Barack Obama addressing a town hall event in Jamaica. Photo by Stephanie Rameau 鈥15.

President Barack Obama鈥檚 brief visit to Jamaica this week included time to chat with three excited students in the .

Stephanie Rameau 鈥15, a major from Ballston Spa, N.Y., Muturi Njeri 鈥15, a major from Kenya, and Dlorean Lemon-Riggs 鈥16, a major from New York, N.Y., were invited to meet President Obama while he visited the University of West Indies for a town hall meeting during his visit to the country on Thursday.

鈥淚t was such an amazing moment. The entire event was really phenomenal,鈥 said Rameau. 鈥淲hen I asked him what advice he could give to a soon-to-be university graduate, he responded, 鈥楩ind something you love to do and make that your job.鈥欌

The trio also met the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, and Miss Jamaica 2014 and 2010.

Lemon-Riggs said, 鈥淚t was a truly memorable experience.鈥