So I will catch a glimpse of President Obama on THursday
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Youth-forum-at-UWI--Heroes-Park-visit-on-tight-itinerary-for-Obama<snip>
United States President Barack Obama will maintain a tight itinerary during his visit to Jamaica this week.
According to Jamaican Government spokespersons, Obama, who is scheduled to arrive at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston late Wednesday evening on Air Force One, will be airlifted on one of the helicopters in the presidential Marine One fleet to the Jamaica Defence Force’s Up Park Camp headquarters, from where he will be transported to the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in one of the 12 limousines in the presidential fleet.
The following morning Obama will journey to the Office of the Prime Minister at Jamaica House where he and his delegation will hold bilateral talks with the Jamaican Government.
His next assignment will be a meeting with Caricom heads of government at the University of the West Indies, Regional Centre, Mona, after which he will hold a youth town hall forum at the UWI Assembly Hall.
The US president’s final engagement in Jamaica will take place at National Heroes Park where he is scheduled to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph, the monument erected in honour of the thousands of Jamaicans who died in World Wars I and II.
After that, Obama will return to Up Park Camp from where he will be airlifted back to Norman Manley International for his flight to Panama to attend the Seventh Summit of the Americas.
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The President visited my humble berg a year and a half ago and it was thrilling! I got to see him from 200 yards away (at least I *think* it was him 
). But, my pal at work got to jog with him on treadmills at the local YMCA. Here's Jimmy with PBO:
Jimmy told me that, as they were jogging on the treadmills, the TV showed PBO speaking and the President said to Jimmy, "Don't listen to that guy, he doesn't know what he's talking about..."
True story! 
We've had lovely afternoon rain for the past two weeks so Kingston is green and pretty.
And look what burst into bloom last week - and is very visible on his route and on campus
The majestic poui in lilac and yellow 
I'm on the end (I hope) of the worst winter in my memory (I'm in NYS and I'm just shy of 50) and those photos are what I've been pining for for months! Good news is, I'm heading south this coming weekend (Myrtle Beach) and my shorts and sandals are on deck!
And, the sweetgrass basket stands still line US 17!
And, yes Georgetown is quite stinky with the paper mills. But they have a Bojangles (I am CRAVING dirty rice)!
I have awoken to a few inches of new snow the past several mornings and I'm ready for spring flowers and dandelion greens salad. Planted a bunch of seeds for my garden yesterday, when the weather permits they'll go outside. For now every horizontal surface in my cabin has trays of starter cups.
Now I have to go look at LOL Cats.
Wish I could come visit and wave at President Obama with you!
We never do the 'wavey' thing, but I'm really excited to see Oman in the flesh.
What if he comes over and greets us. I may faint for the first time in my life
I am quite excited.
Wave, faint, squeal like a prepubescent girl at ....whoever the latest Cover Boy is on Teen magazine! 
I'm in NYS too, and would lurrrrv to visit Jamaica! 
Hahahahahahhaha 
back after his first election and my boss and his kids got to visit with him and Biden when he came a year or two later. I hope you get really close and maybe even get a handshake or a hug... I've seen pictures of him giving hugs to regular folks! If you start to swoon, fall in his direction, he'll catch you!
...that's why I'm positively JONESING for the beach!!!!
A beloved tree in the Caribbean - blooms are various shades of yellow or lilac/pink.
On campus the standard line was you'd better prepare for finals when the poui starts to bloom.
Obama is coming to our campus - this is too delish!!! 
If you think you're jealous you should hear my siblings all of whom live in the US except big sis.
So are my siblings - they voted for him...TWICE
