Author Archives: Tyler Bartolome

With my final blog as a Mitchell scholar, I struggled to come up with a witty story that perfectly encapsulated all the experiences I’ve had and the people I’ve met. If you prefer, you can stop reading now and imagine … Continue reading →

I recently had the opportunity to take a rapid trip to Tromso, Norway, to attempt to check off a lifelong bucket list item—seeing the northern lights. The outlook was poor, no solar storms incoming and thick snow and cloud cover … Continue reading →

              I’m not sure what it was that originally drew to me to mandolin. I had never even met another mandolin player when I bought my first mandolin. I’ve always enjoyed learning how to play a variety of instruments ranging … Continue reading →