Meet Sibulelo Manamatela
Mutual friends are a blessing
If I had to name my favorite social network, I would choose Twitter; obviously because that is where I have the best following. A close second, if not drawing for the first place position as my favorite would be Instagram. I appreciate being able to post a type of visual diary as well as follow the experiences of others. For bloggers, Instagram is a great way to get content out to the public with minimal cost and effort. Another social network that I use, although it is far from my favorite, is Facebook which has its pros and cons. Without divulging the negative aspects, the best part of Facebook is the list of friends it suggests to users. Even though the people may not be friends in real life, sometime all it takes is to see someone’s profile and be totally enamored with whatever they had to say.
How I met Sibulelo
I met Sibulelo Manamatela through social media. Due to the amount of mutual friends and followers that we have, Facebook and Instagram thought it fit to suggest her to me. The first thing I took notice of was that she is beautiful.The second thing that I took notice of was a URL to her blog and, after reading her work, I fell in love. Sibulelo started taking her writing seriously last year as a student at the University of Cape Town, studying accounting, but while learning more about herself through literature she found it harder and harder to commit to her degree, thus today she has since left Cape Town to attend AFDA next year to study performance.
Sibulelo's favorite subjects
Since last year, Sibulelo has been writing about various topics, however at present her favorite subject matter is being a black woman in South Africa. What she most enjoys about writing is “the technical elements of having to use your different metaphors...I really enjoy just picking apart words and making stuff sound better than it would sound in normal language...” She hopes to continue writing and later pursue an acting career. “I enjoy the elevated form of expression” - Sibulelo Manamatela Keep up with Sibulelo Manamatela!Instagram