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Some call them blogs, but I call them what they are: stories. We all have stories and sometimes I hunker down to write them out in more than 140 characters because it's too easy to lose the skill of well written thoughts and experiences. Plus my mom was an English teacher so she appreciates this!

My Watch Has Ended
My Watch Has Ended

Arrivederci, Seattle! It’s been a long, wonderful 23 years.

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SeattleJill Greco BodnarFebruary 16, 2018Work
A Different Type of Endorphin
A Different Type of Endorphin

Endorphins aren’t only made from intense exercise. There is a much more healing, peaceful way of finding them, too.

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Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarNovember 19, 2017Italy
Seattle's Piazza Perugia Dedication
Seattle's Piazza Perugia Dedication

The Seattle Perugia Sister City Association gathered as only Italians can to celebrate the dedication of the new Piazza Perugia park in Seattle.

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SeattleJill Greco BodnarOctober 14, 2017piazza perugiaSPSCA, Italy
The Lollygagger's Ride to Sunrise
The Lollygagger's Ride to Sunrise

The road up to the Sunrise Visitor’s Center at Mt. Rainier National Park IMHO is best done solo. There are so many mountain flowers to smell along the way.

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SeattleJill Greco BodnarJuly 15, 2017mt. rainier national park
An Aussie's Cycling Holiday with ComoLagoBike & the Don Guanella Community
An Aussie's Cycling Holiday with ComoLagoBike & the Don Guanella Community

Guest writer Robert from Melbourne, Australia, pens a story about his recent experiences riding in Bergamo and Lake Como with ComoLagoBike and visiting Hotel Il Perlo, and a special experience with the local Community Casa Don Guanella.

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AmbassadorJill Greco BodnarJune 11, 2017hotel il perlo panoramaItaly, Travel, Hotel Il Perlo, ComoLagoBikeComment
CUGOS Spring Fling
CUGOS Spring Fling

I was asked to present to the CUGOS Spring Fling meeting my cartographic Cycling Routes of Lake Como map that I've been working on in QGIS.

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SeattleJill Greco BodnarMay 20, 2017ComoLagoBike, Hotel Il Perlo, Maps
The First Festive 500, With Feeling
The First Festive 500, With Feeling

Completed my first Festive 500: that’s 500km between Christmas and New Years, with my coworker on my mind.

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Seattle, Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarDecember 31, 2016Festive 500
The Wishing Tree
The Wishing Tree

Still finding tears to wring out for my coworker's suicide, and riding seems to help with the grief.

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Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarDecember 3, 2016Work
Lost a Dear Coworker
Lost a Dear Coworker

Lost a dear coworker who was like a big brother to me.

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Mental HealthJill Greco BodnarNovember 23, 2016Work
Growing Wings
Growing Wings

By guest storyteller, Emily, this and other thoughts during a women's cycling week in Italy.

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AmbassadorJill Greco BodnarOctober 11, 2016Italy, Women's Cycling, Travel, Hotel Il Perlo, ComoLagoBike
Lake Como Cycling...by E-Bike!
Lake Como Cycling...by E-Bike!

What's it like to take an e-bike out on Lake Como? I needed to find out!

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AmbassadorJill Greco BodnarSeptember 30, 2016Italy, E-Bikes, ComoLagoBike, Hotel Il Perlo, Travel
The 2016 Republican National Convention
The 2016 Republican National Convention

No, I was not a delegate.

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SeattleJill Greco BodnarJuly 25, 2016Work
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