First Lady Michelle Obama is visiting South Africa and Botswana this week on an official visit to promote issues such as education, health, and wellness.
By the look of the photographs, she is receiving a very warm reception, and is finding time to enjoy light moments despite the serious issues her visit is addressing.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama holds up a carrot as she gardens during a community service project at Vhuthilo Community Center in Soweto township, Johannesburg, South Africa, June 22, 2011ReutersMichelle Obama walks Sibongile Mazibuko (L), director of the Vhuthilo Community Center in Soweto township, Johannesburg June 22, 2011ReutersMichelle Obama poses for a photo while visiting a community service project at Vhuthilo Community CenterReutersChildren from a nearby creche hold placards as they wait for U.S. first lady Michelle Obama before a wreath-laying ceremony at the Hector Pietersen Memorial in Soweto, June 22, 2011. Pietersen became a symbol of the apartheid struggle in South Africa when he was killed by police during the 1976 student uprising in SowetoReutersMichelle Obama laughs as she pretends to pull out a large carrot which was previously dug out by Young African Women Leaders Forum participants Heather Sonn (2nd R) and Mandisa Dlamini (R) as she gardens during a community service project at Vhuthilo Community CenterReutersMichelle Obama dances with children as she visits the Emthonjeni Community Center in Zandspruit Township, Johannesburg, South Africa June 21, 2011. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama paid a visit to former South African President Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, kicking off her own symbolic trip to Africa by meeting one of the continent's most revered leaders.Reuters
