I've worked at University of Washington for over three years now and for over three years I've fought traffic over the 520 bridge and 522 over the top of Lake Washington. Not anymore... I've finally discovered the ST express bus!
As a mentor for new ICU nurses I am required to have meeting times out side of work with my mentee. Since we both commute from the Eastside we figured out that by occasionally take the bus to work together we can get our time in most efficiently. Our "bus dates" were apparently just the kick I needed to get me started commuting to Seattle by bus regularly.
Our first semester nursing students at NU have a behavior modification project assignment. They have to choose a health goal to work on for 30 days. Some students have chosen exercise programs, sleep hygiene, or weight loss goals for example. I was thinking of this assignment one day as I was taking the bus and was inspired to do the project with them but make my goal be related to commuting by bus. So... I will embark on my journey and do a little experiment/research related to commuting by bus. I will attempt to see if the bus saves me money (or rather how much), saves time, makes me exercise more, and reduces emissions therefore increasing the health of my community. Stay tuned for the results!
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