Michelle Obama visits Asia
Michelle Obama listens to a Cambodian guide during her visit to Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province in Cambodia. (Tang Chhin Sothy, AFP/Getty Images)
By Michelle Deal-Zimmerman
Baltimore Sun
First lady Michelle Obama made stops in Japan and Cambodia as part of a trip intended to promote girls’ education around the world.
A tourist takes a photo of the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, where Michelle Obama arrived over the weekend, becoming the first wife of a sitting US president to visit Cambodia. (Tang Chhin Sothy, AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama is welcomed by Cambodian first lady Bun Rany upon her arrival at Siem Reap international airport. Obama flew into Cambodia late Friday, becoming the first wife of a sitting U.S. president to visit the country. (STR, AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama and members of the Akutagawa high school Taiko (Japanese traditional drum) Club perform the music at the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto. (Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama, center, hugs Manaka Hirose after playing the Taiko with the Akutagawa high school Taiko (Japanese traditional drum) Club at the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto. (Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Getty Images)
ichelle Obama (center right) plays the Taiko with Manaka Hirose (center left) and members of the Akutagawa high school Taiko (Japanese traditional drum) Club while visiting the Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto (Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Getty Images)
First lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (second from right) and her son Jack Schlossberg (far right) watch a student perform a Noh play during a visit to the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto. (Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Getty Images)
First lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg watch a student perform a Noh play during a visit to the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto. (Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama stumbles as she prepares to shake hands with Emperor Akihito (center) as Empress Michiko (right) looks on at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. (Eugene Hoshiko, AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama (right) shares a laugh with some school girls as she attends the Japan-US Joint Girls Education Event at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo. (Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama waves upon her arrival at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo. She arrived in Japan for a three-day visit, as part of a drive to promote girls’ education around the world. (Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP/Getty Images)
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman came to The Baltimore Sun more than 10 years ago after launching her career at The Palm Beach Post in West Palm Beach, Fla. At The Sun, she spent several years as a design editor and then as assistant managing editor for design and graphics. She became a section editor in 2006 and since then has overseen coverage of a variety of topics, including travel, fashion, real estate and home. A native of South Florida, Michelle has traveled a lot farther north than she ever expected.
