Rebecca Hutchinson, ’11, M.A. ’15, with her husband, Sean Hutchinson, ’10, Community Service Coordinator in La Salle’s Office of University Ministry and Service.

Rebecca Hutchinson, ’11, M.A. ’15, realized after a service trip to Tanzania during her freshman year at La Salle that she wanted to pursue a career as a teacher of English as a second language. That goal got a big boost recently, when she was awarded a 2015–16 Fulbright Scholarship to teach English in Turkey.

“When I was teaching in Tanzania, I felt like I was doing exactly what I was meant to do for the rest of my life. I decided to pursue my master’s in TESOL, and once I graduated with that degree, I knew I was not ready to stay in the United States,” said Hutchinson, who holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and Italian as well as a master’s in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from La Salle.

“I wanted to teach abroad for a longer period of time, and I decided a Fulbright, although extremely competitive and a challenging process, was the perfect opportunity that would allow me to fulfill my dream.”