Reflections on Friendship From Two Graduating Seniors

By: jk16 () in BU Today

If Boston University seniors Maria Ordoñez and Manon Michel had not decided to become resident [...]assistants before their junior year, it’s unlikely they would ever have met. Ordoñez, who was born in Bogota, Colombia, and grew up in Miami, was enrolled in BU's Questrom School of Business, studying marketing and organizational behavior. Manon, who grew up outside of Hartford, Connecticut, was enrolled in BU's College of Fine Arts School of Visual Arts, majoring in printmaking. But Ordoñez and Michel bonded the first day of RA training and got to know each other that summer. After they became Claflin Hall RAs—Ordoñez on the 11th floor, Michel on the 9th—they continued to run into each other and would hang out with other RAs once in a while.

But it wasn’t until a production of The Vagina Monologues, staged by VAGMO+ in January 2020 that the two became close friends. The pair were able to share support and encouragement, running lines together every night during rehearsal, and their friendship deepened. “Manon is the kindest, most generous person I’ve ever met,” Ordoñez says. “She lights up any room she’s in, and she’s not afraid to be goofy and quirky and make people laugh. I think she really sees me for who I am.”

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