http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20714070,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlinesMichelle Obama; Sasha and Malia are Briefed Like the President
You asked. She answered.
After taking questions from PEOPLE readers, Michelle Obama revealed that before she and the First Family traveled to Africa, she prepared briefing books for daughters Sasha, 12, and Malia, 14, so they could get the most out of the international traveling experience.
"We brief them like I'm briefed and like the President is briefed. They get a little packet of material so they understand the history of the country," Mrs. Obama says in response to a question from Bernadette in Des Moines, Iowa, about how the First Lady prepares her daughters for what they'll encounter in impoverished countries. She doesn't shelter them from harsh realities: "I want my girls to get the entire feel of what it means to be in countries that are not the United States."
She adds, "I want my kids to be educated and have as much information as they can about the countries that they're visiting."
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And she has a special shout-out to Jada, a 15-year-old high school student from Cleveland, Ohio, who submitted her Michelle-look-a-like selfies: "We're sisters in power, leadership – you and me, Jada. Change the world! I expect big things from you."
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