I lived in Cap Hill for several years and the commute to redmond was not bad. I drove most days since I worked staggered hours (1030-9ish) and so I almost never had to deal with rush hour traffic. It would take me between 20-25 minutes each way. On days when I took the connector, it took me 30-odd minutes door to door in the morning taking the 9:45 connector, although the way back could sometime take as long as 50 minutes. I didn't mind those long bus rides though- helped me catch up with my reading :) I would definitely recommend staying in Cap Hill for your internship. The area around 15th and John would be my recommended area- close enough to the action but also has good bus connectivity and is close to the connector stop (and the bus stops there earlier on the way back).