Chinwe Oparaji is a Catholic Nigerian-American who works as full-time software engineer. She also founded and runs The SMILE Market (https://www.thesmilemarket.co/ ), a marketplace for handmade goods that works to encourage slow work and virtuous living for the love of God. She was born in the United States but always had an interest in the culture of her home country, which developed into one of her passions taking Igbo classes at her university. She is grateful to play an active role in developing the physical, intellectual, and spiritual potential of people in her homeland. Her hobbies include learning Igbo, sewing, and roller-skating.