Tiffany first met Angela when they were in middle school at Lake Braddock in Ms. Holmes’ orchestra class. Angela was like a red bomb with her vibrant red hair, cello that was larger than her (she was a passionate and talented cellist), and genuine and honest personality. Angela used to tell Tiffany, “FUNGus, look! I dyed my hair so much that it is stretchy!” That pretty much sums up their fun filled friendship.

Carmen joined the 1221F apartment family at JMU and was classmates with Tiffany. They shared many nights coding Java programs (though Carmen was always the destined programmer), many mornings knocking on each other’s walls to wake each other up for classes, and sharing tips on classes. Recently, she even became colleagues with Tiffany! P.S., thank you, Carmen, for also building this awesome website!

Kelsey and Tiffany met and bonded over music, from playing violin in Ms. Holmes’ orchestra class to being roommates in Europe for a summer orchestra tour to performing and twirling flags on the Color Guard team to auditioning as a duet for the senior solo spot, Tiffany shared many important high school moments with Kelsey.

Tiffany and “Mama Zeng” first met at a church retreat back in high school, reunited at JMU after losing touch for a few years, and moved into 1221F together at JMU. Linda is that sassy, but supportive friend that every girl needs.

Phoebe is not only Tiffany’s cousin, but also Tiffany’s neighbor. How many people can say that their cousin lives down the street from them?! It makes those late night shopping trips a lot more spontaneous. Tiffany is thankful and blessed to have a supportive and loving cousin to share her special day with.

Phil’s friendship with Park started when Phil bought a copy of the Starcraft computer game from him in 6th grade. Their friendship grew when they attended the same middle school and high school. They bonded even further when they studied the same engineering major at UVA and endured some tough all-nighters together. Although Phil and Park finally decided to take different paths after college, their friendship today has never been more genuine as best friends since childhood. By the way, they are still playing Starcraft today (Starcraft 2 that is).

Phil instantly bonded with Brendt when they first met in their freshman year dorm at UVA. Their friendship matured through college especially when they were roommates during the final two years of school. Brendt has particularly been an avid supporter of Phil’s beatboxing skills who never missed any of his acapella concerts. He even praised Phil whenever he started to randomly beatbox in their apartment. But more importantly, Brendt was there for Phil during his highs and lows of college and could not ask for a better friend. Phil also looks forward to being a part of Brendt’s wedding in October.

Bjorn was also one of the first friends that Phil made in college. They lived in the same dorm with Brendt during their first year. Bjorn was always there for Phil, especially when it came to editing his papers. Phil didn’t think that engineers needed to write in engineering school but he was very fortunate to have Bjorn around to bail him out at times. Bjorn and Phil were roommates during the last three years of school and shared many fun memories together. Bjorn will never forget hearing Phil’s hip hop violin playing and of course, his beatboxing, through his bedroom wall. Above all, Bjorn is a wonderful friend will always look out for Phil’s best interests.

Phil also met Monty during his freshman year at UVA. Monty was only one of the few who had a car during their first year at college. He always drove Phil around while everyone else had to take the bus. Phil will also never forget all the times that Monty helped Phil on his computer science projects as he often struggled to grasp the concept. Something noteworthy about Monty is his passion for weightlifting, which really motivated Phil to get into this quite strenuous sport. They had countless gym sessions together during college and Monty made sure Phil never missed any gym time. Remarkably, Monty still checks on up Phil to make sure he is still hitting the gym these days even though they are states apart from each other. Monty is a great personal bouncer and trainer, but on a more serious note, he is a great friend who will always have Phil’s back in any situation.