Amazing experience! I don’t think it’s possible to have a bad time here

Fun experience, would def do again!

I’ve been taking the beginner glass blowing program for 5 weeks now and have to say is a great place to learn. Josh,Dave, Katie, and Kyle are super knowledgeable. I gotta say if you’ve ever had a interest in learning glass this is the place to go,very reasonably priced and they’re third Thursdays with free open torches front 7 to 11pm are a great way to spark your flame for this superior artform and top notch learning facility.

What a blessing to have a place like this here! I can’t stop coming back to make things. Everyone is friendly and the shop is full of such wonderful art. This is the kind of thing you can bring anyone to do and they will have a good time. I’m hooked!

Excellent customer service good-hearted people

This place is absolutely amazing! My sister and I had a great time. The staff was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful throughout the whole process…. Not to mention hilarious! We laughed and shot one liners with Austin the whole time!! He was the coolest and was such a team player. He helped us create beautiful wine glasses, as well as awesome memories. (We made a bird!!) I would recommend this place to anyone!

My husband has told every single person he’s spoken to since we left how amazing it this experience was! Josh, Austin and team make you feel right at home and let you create your very own masterpiece. We highly recommend!

The owners are wonderful and love teaching.

This was such a GOOD time! Josh was a great instructor and was very supportive of the non-descript blobs that were made! After all, we ended up with cool wine glasses, tree ornaments, paperweight and an awesome charm…Thank you Zen Glass, we WILL be back!

Did a group class with the whole family while on vacation, was a wonderful time. The artists were friendly, welcoming and very knowledgeable, would recommend to anyone who wants to try something new. The gallery was great as well with many varied and beautiful pieces, that were affordable.

This was very fun!! Loved everything about the experience!! Alex was incredible!! Would love to do it again!

We had a great experience at Zen Glass! Josh was friendly and patient with us, talking us through the process. We can’t wait to go back! Highly recommend this as a fun activity, date night, birthday celebration, etc! We had no experience at all and we enjoyed ourselves!

Awesome place!! Great teachers!!

Awesome Stuff! AUSTIN was great!

Absolutely, I had a great time. planning a group to return. Didn’t know what to expect, this totally exceeded anything I thought.

To say Zen Glass and it’s crew are great is a disservice to them. You can feel and see the passion they have for this as soon as you get there. Austin, who was teaching/showing my wife and I how to do everything was amazing. The gallery and store are amazing. The talent to make the things they make with glass is insane. My wife and I can’t wait to come back to try something else. Even our son asked if he could take a class with us next time. The experience was unforgettable.

Took a chance on a Groupon for our first visit. Enjoyed it so much we went back a second time. Staff/instructors were really attentive. A fun experience. Highly recommend.

The most talented glass blowers in the area! Stop in to see incredible glass creations at reasonable prices!

Great time!

Me an my wife had a blast!👍🏻

Beautiful art work, and an extremely interesting process to get there. Highly recommend!

For two ladies with introverted testing anxiety the Beginner’s Pendant workshop was absolutely wonderful Austin was a great help, always full of bounce and positive encouragement! Thank you for helping our belated birthday celebration go so smoothly!

Great place to learn or try working with glass. Amazing staff.

Awesome workshop and great instruction. Me and my wife loved it.

Matter Craftsman

This was a fantastic experience for my 13 year old. He’s always wanted to try glass blowing and I’m very impressed with this studio. Nice area to sit out back. Would fully recommend this place.

My kids had lost their father a couple of years back. Josh at Zen Glass made a wonderful collection of custom glass figurines, incorporating their dad’s ashes. He was careful to send updates and make sure they were exactly as I wanted through the whole process. Josh is an amazing artist.

Nice place

if there were a way to give Zen glass 100 Stars yeah, that would be my rating. Everybody is very knowledgeable helpful, positive, accommodating, and encouraging. And it’s just so much fun! Love it!

Great atmosphere and very friendly instructors. Much more fun than we thought we were going to have. Thanks Austin!

A great family environment!! Excellent food!! If you looking for great environment and food I would absolutely recommend Zen great restaurant!!

this place will literally changer your life for the better 🙂

Such an awesome place

The best places in the state for classes, camaraderie, and overall good glass vibes. Knowledgeable, friendly staff and a plenty of bench space. They also have a wonderful gallery full of beautiful work from tons of artists. Zen Glass really is a jewel of Florida.

Austin, Josh and Dave are so cool and helpful, they made us feel comfortable. This was the most fun day! Such great artists and knowledgable. Book your class NOW!!

We had a great experience here making some wine glasses.

I had a lot of fun with the make your own experience

I <3 You………………………………………

A great place for a cool weekend activity! We had a blast!!

Loved it,definitely recommend,they were awesome accommodating all our guests,pieces came out awesome!

David is a great designer and glass artisan! He created and installed a wall of glass in out home down in Venice. Such s nice guy, it is a pleasure to do business with Zen Glass Studio. Highly reccomend.

Lot of fun, ended up with a Groupon deal so it was about $60 a person for the wine glass class. Lasts an hour, unique experience

Love you

Super fun!!! The guys were patient with us and very helpful.

My cousin Josh is amazing at glass work. Definitely hit him up! 🙂

We did the make your own wineglass class. So fun!

Great guys. Knowledgeable and friendly. Real artists that share their craft.

What an awesome place, with a super low key, but awesome time!

Awesome artists, glass gallery & showcases, and walk-in studio where you can learn some glass working skills and make your very own wineglass! I had a blast!

I spent a few minutes with Josh telling him my background and what I wanted to get from the class. He took me through a few ‘basics’ and I was off and running. Fantastic experience and I look forward to coming back the next time I’m in town.

Had a totally awesome time. They were great. We plan to go back for more classes!!! Everyone should try this. Zen Studio rocks!!!!

My friend and I attended a class today. We had such a great time. David was an excellent teacher. He was very personable and made it so fun! We will definitely be back!

Very “cool” actually HOT!!!

My husband and I had a great experience at a wine glass workshop today with Austin. Great way to experience something new and cool on a Sunday afternoon. Our wine glasses are so unique and we can’t wait to drink out of them. Thanks Austin! We will recommend you to all our friends.

Great guys, made a memory in glass that will last forever.

Great fun. Instructors have a good sense of humor and patience galore!

Austin was AWSOME! We had a blast making wine glasses – so much we signed up for another workshop the following week. I highly recommend this class!
Jill, Wes and Jasmine

definitely recommend for a day out. nice date idea. staff was helpful and sociable! 🙂

What a freaking blast! My mom bought this experience on Groupon for us (group of 4) and we had so much fun making the stems of our wine glasses! Austin was patient, super helpful, and did an excellent job not only explaining what we should be doing but also entertaining us. 10/10 would go again.

An awesome experience for everyone. My family and I loved everything about it. Everyone there was helpful and patient. We recommend to everyone.

awesome work!

Great experience. Austin was FANTASTIC! We just finished less than an hour ago so pics have yet been posted. Highly recommend.

Absolutely awesome. So much fun and so friendly. A very unique experience that I would highly suggest for date day or a group of friends. One of the coolest activities in St Pete.

everyone there is friendly and helpful. Love that I get to create something with my bare hands ??? its fun

Absolutely had the best time making our own pipes! He said that was the most fun he’d had on a birthday! We most definitely will be back!!!

zen is an amazing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass. DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable.

What an awesome class I made more pendants in instructor was totally awesome very patient and hands-on I can’t wait to receive my Pendants Through the mail I will be back for another class thanks again

Fantastic place tucked away in the industrial arts district !

Had a fantastic time making my our beer glass. Looking forward to taking classes

Today my work partner in crime and I took our amazing customer service team for a class on pendant and bead making – they had so much fun! Josh & team were so patient with the 4 of us and really let us experiment and explore the artists inside. I was proud of both our girls – Karin and I need more practice heehee. This was 100% an awesome time and highly recommend it!!!

Awesome night at Zen studios ~ the instructors were kind & very helpful. We’ll definitely be going back! 5*!!!

do not miss this place while visiting St Pete. the free show is awesome!

OHHHHHH my Gosh, such and amazing experience. Austin, Dave and the other artists were so incredibly awesome!!! This is some things I recommend doing more then once.

We had an absolute blast! Austin was an incredible teacher so much so we went back for a second class to drive him nuts. We made several gorgeous pieces and no one got burned. Thanks again Austin you’re “AWSOME Austin!”
Wes, Jasmine, Jill

Awesome! Did the make your own wine glass, can’t wait to see how it turns out! Had a great time!!

My husband and I really enjoyed making wine glasses at Zen Studios. It was more than what I expected …so cool. So interesting to learn the process. The base and goblet were already made, we got to make the stem. Austin was a great teacher. Thanks so much!

AWESOME! So fun and great teaching by Josh and Co

Created the cake topper for our wedding. It was a true work of art. What a great studio for unique artwork and custom glass art. Thank you for such great talent

Everyone there is friendly and helpful. Love that I get to create something with my bare hands 🥰🥰🥰 its fun

Thanks for accomodating our crazy group today! We had a blast and will be back!!

Such a great experience and would highly recommend! We did a wine glass making workshop and had a blast! Thought I’d be intimidated by working with a torch but Austin (one of the artists at the shop and the teacher for our workshop) made us feel super comfortable and made sure we were having fun the entire time! This is great activity for date night or even as a group event. We are most definitely going back! Thanks for the awesome time Austin!!!! 😁❤️

Tons of fun

What a great experience! The guys working there were super kind! Highly recommend!!

Fabulous time, unbelievable great experience! Will definitely be taking another class.

We attended a wineglass workshop and had a great time. Everyone was very helpful and patient with us while we were figuring things out and soaking in all of the information. It made for a unique and fun girls afternoon out! Looking forward to a “cheers” with our new stemware!

Extremely personable folks and very cool arts. Definitely recommend to stop by!

Quite an Artsy area! The instructor (Austin) was awesome. Had a few works on display and making a wine glass was such a learning experience!

Great fun place to learn about working with glass

Enjoyed making my wine glass stem, was a little nervous at first but David was an awesome instructor. Will be doing another work shop

Good guys too know in st Pete

Awesome studio!

Go meet josh and experience a wonderful artistically creative time

We had such a great time would love to do more great teacher

Feel right at home here…long live zen glass studios

Very cool experience in the wine glass class. Jash was amazing and very helpful in making the experience great. I will definitely be back!

my wife and I had an excellent time creating our own wine glasses! I highly recommend attending one of their classes, great atmosphere with friendly down to earth people.

Great gallery of glass art crafted by local artists. Also a great place to learn how to create your own glass art.

Beautiful glass work!

So fun! Even I could make my own pendant😍

Lots of fun trying something new. New appreciation for glass blowing!! Awesome time and cool teachers that make it easier and you can’t do anything wrong.

The vibe you get from this place amazing. The people are all so welcoming. Great community and area.

From the moment I set foot in the hot shop I was treated like family and put at ease. Weirdie and Alex are 2 of the coolest human beings and made my wife and I feel like the glass was never unmanageable. My wife uses her wine glass all the time and I gave my pendant to my daughter who adores it.

The experience was so great in fact, I’ve signed up for beginner classes, bought my own gear and plan to keep coming back and doing this as a hobby.

Bring your kids, bring your significant others, bring your parents. Glass is fun to play with and it’s one of those things that’s easy to pick up and hard to put down! Zen Glass Studio is the place to make it happen. I am so glad I found them!

Fun experience. Played with the melting glass to create the stem of a wine glass.

Austin was amazing and very helpful. He made the class so much fun. We will definitely return for another

Great experience, easy to follow along for first timers. Real “Zen” 🙂 vibe. Good times, thanks again to Josh and the guys!

Very fun experience. Definitely makes you appreciate the custom glassware you see.

Kind hearted education. Welcoming and all around awesome people, hope to spend more time there, so much to learn!

So much fun! What a wonderful gift for you to have blessed Mother’s Day with! We enjoyed it very much and plan to return again in the future! Thank you!

This was an amazing experience. Austin and Zack are amazing instructors. They made everything safe and fun. I’m definitely going to come back when I travel back here and do this again. Thank you guys so much for the amazing energy and experience 😊😊😊

See glass blowing in action! Learn how to blow your own beer or wine glass!
Forget painting a plate… Play with fire!

Everybody was so nice and helpful. Had a blast. Everybody should try this at least once!

Me an my wife had a blast!??

Took my boyfriend here for his birthday, awesome experience the instructors were all great, they checked in and were able to guide you in the right direction. I would definitely recommend going here if your looking for something fun and unique.

We had the best time. Great guys thanks

This place is awesome. Austin is spectacular at his role. Loved this place. Went here for a class! Will be back!

There was a Groupon offered for a workshop that I took advantage of with my boyfriend. We came in to make a glass pendent. Josh was the artist that worked with us. He was very informative and also allowed for us to have space to work on our pendent. He intervened when he needed to and made the experience enjoyable. I am looking forward to coming back and learning more!

Best glass studio in Florida

Beautiful!

We had a great time today. Staff was incredible and helpful! Thanks

The person that helped us was awesome, patient, funny and nice. Definitely will be coming back

I have literally realized lifelong dreams inside of these walls. Everyone inside is totally chill and helpful. Also all are amazing artist. If you are looking for glassblowing instruction or a new piece for your collection, stop in and tell Josh that I sent you.

This was on my husband’s bucket list…super cool experience!!! Definitely recommend & will do again!

We had so much fun!!

Very friendly . Helpful. Awesome studio.

We had a great time! Josh was super helpful. He explained everything and let us have at it. When we needed help he was there and both our projects came out great. Will definitely be back and hope our kids can join us when they visit.

Best family fun experience! Austin and Josh were amazing to work with. Thanks Guys!

We had a great knowledgable instructor

Very interesting place, great classes

Great for a first time fun experience

If you are looking for something unique and fun to do for a few hours this was a fun experience.

Would highly recommend.

Amazing fun!! Had an great time with friends

Great place to take a glass class and a great place to teach one. Some very kind professional people host a myriad of glass opportunities. I will be back!

Amazing experience!

Josh was fantastic! Very patient and helpful

Absolutely wonderful place to see and try something new! Our family of four had a great experience and would do it again in a heartbeat! My wife and I made wine glasses and our children made their own abstract art. We couldn’t have had a better time! Thank you Dave for an amazing afternoon! We will see you the next time we’re in Florida!

Amazing artwork and so much more!

Awesome!!!!
My husband loved it!!!

Perfect name for this amazing space! Knowledgeable, kind, and fun folks just enjoying everything glass. Check them out, you’ll be happy you did.

Just Awesome Thank you to our Teacher Josh my Wife and I Had a Great time.

The class was Lots of fun.

Zen glass is an amazing place. My friends and myself went on Saturday and had a blast. Katy and the staff were friendly and very informative. We did the make your own wine glass. Also if you have a chance check out their gallery of work. All of their pieces are simply stunning. I can’t wait to come back.

It was an awesome experience. Being that it was my first time I was a little nervous. But luck was on my side because we had Austin helping us and explaining every step of the wonderful process. I was supper happy with my wine glass and so were my friends! Austin rocks !!! Give it a try …. you will not regret this amazing experience ❤️?

Had such a blast! Staff was friendly! Got awesome one-of-a-kind wine glasses out of it!

My 14 year old daughter has a hobby interest idea, and I am trying to help feed that idea/passion. Joshua was extremely helpful and informative. She will be back.

Our family had so much fun creating our Glass
Our instructors were great!!
We took our teenage boys ~ the whole family had a great time
Thanks for some rainy day fun!!

We had an awesome experience making crag beer glasses today, wonderful way to zen out.

Great group of people. Do yourself a favor and book a class to make a wine glass or lessons for this great art.

The instructors are all nice and helpful, loved it would definitely do this again!

We loves it. A an all new experience the was so much fun. And the finished product is.so beautiful. The staff and instructors are friendly and easy to talk to as well…..

Made martini glass

Hard working vision within the craft of art. And dedicated to the community.

As a person who binge watched “Blown Away” in a day, this was a must. Austin was our instructor and he was amazing. Giving us little pointers and helping when needed. We each made a wine glass. We even had enough extra time to do a pendent. It was as awesome as I could have hoped for!! I would recommend anyone and everyone to this class.

Cool place…loved seeing how they blow glass up close

Great vibe love glass art and they are very helpful def will be back

Best glass studio in St Pete

Great class by Austin. He did a superb job. Go make your wine glasses at Zen Glass Studio!!

Josh is my wife’s cousin. Amazing man & an amazing artist.

zen is an amzing place 2 become an artist or just look @ some amazing glass . DAVE & Josh are super skilled and knowledgeable .

The people were really nice and helpful. Making the glass work was a phenomenal experience that everyone should get to do at least once in their life time!!

Amazing people who do amazing work! I couldn’t be happier with them and the custom products that were made for us. I recommend them to everyone and already have a few friends who will be contacting them very soon for such exceptional work! Thanks Kelton and Billy you are both so amazing!

What an awesome experience. I would highly recommend this to anyone. So friendly and relaxed. Thank you for a wonderful experience (~);}

Zen Glass is the BEST! The workshops are really fun with friends or solo. The beginner 9 hour course is awesome if you want to be a hobbyist (of the 15-week for commercial glass artists). Josh, Dave, Austin & Alex are fantastic teachers and talented artists. Highly recommended, the best place to work hot glass!

Love Zen Glass. I will be coming back. So much to see in the gallery and they have a garden out back with plants for sale. I will have to take a class very soon.

Thanks so much to Christian for making the ornament workshop so easy! They have some fabulous works of art in their gallery and the service is superb! Can’t wait to see how our hand blown ornaments came out. I’m grateful to Christian for explaining how the color combos might look. Will be back!

This place is class!!! David patiently guided me for my workshop. So much fun!

Update: Picked up my paperweight today! Looks amazing! Highly recommend trying this out!

Very nice studio.

My wife and I had an amazing time we highly suggest everyone try it.

My boyfriend and I had an amazing date night here! It was so fun. Such a different and exciting date.

At first I thought wat just the stem, thats all. Much respect. That stuff isnt easy and honestly im glad I didnt have to do more than that for the first try. Still got to go pick up the finished glass after its tempering time

Fun place and the artist has the BEST personality. My bowl turned out awesome

Met some cool people at the show in Miami got the big coin from Josh aka Jash. And what a good bunch of salesman Zen had there. Makes me want to learn how to blow glass. Thanks, Josh and Zen btw thanks Jb and thank your girlfriend for the lil cupcake

Austin is a person who is real to the teaching of …” people listen and watch … !”
it was informative and exciting..
Austin was fun and attentive..!
I am attending another appointment..!

Great personalized experience. I learned a lot and had a blast. Josh is customer focused, witty and a pleasure to be coached by. I’ll be sharing and encouraging others to signup.

Great place to hang out and melt. I took my wife there for veterans night and she had a blast!!!
If you haven’t already, check it out!

Very friendly, helpful people. Most interesting and we had a great time! Would recommend it as a great addition to your Florida vacation!

Great work in the gallery 👏🤳

Josh was amazing. very relatable and welcoming from the minute we got there. it was a surprise for me so kinda didn’t know what to do, but he explained and gave us examples and really made it a memory for us. looking forward to our next visit already.

Had a great and fun experience, very welcoming. We are definitely going again!

Austin and Josh taught us how to make wine glasses. They were very informative, helpful and fun. Great experience and would definitely recommend it! We will be back!

Fantastic experience with Josh Poll. Would highly recommend it! Can’t wait to see my piece.

What a fantastic selection of glass art from varied artists! All of which was functional, decorative, and beautifully crafted! I will definitely be back to take a glass class!

So much fun! We would love to go back!

Lots of fun,people friendly and helpful want to do it again

Amazing people and atmosphere! If you love glass definitely go check out Zen!

Lots of fun and easy to do. Great teachers, I highly recommend anyone that has any interest in trying this, go for it, you won’t be disappointed .

The class was Lots of fun. 😊

Absolutely the best! Super fun, super relaxed atmosphere.

My wife and I participated in a pendant workshop on October 15, 2016 with instructor, Katy. It was fun to learn how glass pendants are made and to try to make a few pendants. We were able to practice with combining different colors of glass and also trying to make different shapes. Katy was great as an instructor! I have a lot of respect for the process of glass making.

My girlfriend and I went to one of their wineglass making classes and it was a blast. The instructors are very supportive and knowledgeable about their craft. I felt like the prices were fair and we did not feel rushed. Lots of positive reinforcement during the process, and they even offered to take some pictures of us while we were working which was really nice. We will definitely be returning.

GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL STUDIO…………..

As always, great!😁
The people are amazingly nice, friendly and informative. I always enjoy myself when I go. They have classes you can take and glass art for sale.

Loads of great people

Bought a session through Groupon, had a great time…I think we might go back!

Awesome!

Just attended a wineglass workshop today. Super fun. The whole crew is wonderful and extremely helpful. Don’t be intimidated. They will help as much or as little as you want. Austin was super helpful.
Go! Have fun! And you get to wear goofy eye protection while you’re at at!

Great classes!! Great people.I love going here one of my favorites.

Love these folks!

It was a wonderful experience that we be going back to make more.

My daughter got to work w glass!! So wonderful!!!

Beautiful artistry!

Great introduction to making glass! Staff was very welcoming.

Took an excellent short little class. Gained some knowledge and respect for glass workers. Also made a wine glass. Very personable staff!

Fun

Super hands on and fun, did not feel controlled or rushed. We had a great time!

What a great experience. The staff was so friendly and made it a really fun day learning something new. Would highly recommend checking them out.

Very nice place perfect for Glass Art the staff nice and friendly clean pleasant surroundings and Joshua was very helpful. I recommend this place .

Josh is a great instructor! He took his time with us and made the session fun. Definitely recommend him and his studio. I have a new found respect for this art. It’s amazing!

My friends and I just took a class on how to make our own wineglass. Austin and Josh were so knowledgeable and patient. If you are looking for new fun way to spend time with yours friends and incorporate your creative side. Checkout Zen Glass Studios and ask for Austin or Josh.

Thanks to KATY and JOSH for making my birthday weekend simply wonderful by going the extra mile!
Mike &Jozette Spina

Austin was so patient and fun. My mom wasn’t to sure about what we were doing but he put her at ease. We had a blast and made a great memory!!! Thanks Austin!!!

Had a great time!!!
Josh is a fantastic instructor!!!!

Phenom Glass Artists, beautiful Art
Beautiful People!

Awesome Place,Great People, I totally enjoyed meeting everyone there.
Awesome Place to learn Glass Blowing.

My daughter had the BEST time during the 1 hour pendant making session! Austin was a fantastic teacher – very patient, encouraging and helpful. They have a gift shop if you’re looking for a unique gift. They have all the COVID safety measures in place, too. It’s a 2+ hour drive for us but very worth it and we’ll be back!

My sister and I made wine glasses.
All the staff were so welcoming and informative. They made sure we had a good experience and made a successful project.
So much fun!
We definitely plan to come take another workshop! Cheers!

Austin was a very good teacher and funny. Had a fun and great experience and going to go back to make some more works of art.

My wife and I used a groupon there. The instructor was awesome and he helped us create our wine glasses. The shop was great and he gave us a tour of their show room. I would definitely recommend it.

Thank you Austin!! We really had fun today!!

Josh Poll & David Walker did such an awesome job in honoring my brother! Had some beautiful pendants & a pocket piece made with cremations & some outstanding paper weights too. Can’t put into words what it feels like to have & only know I have felt a definite peace.

best place in florida to learn glass working

We did a workshop and made some wine glasses. It was so much fun! Would definitely go back for another session.

I went today and had a private class with Josh!!!! And Josh was there all the way! I’m not sure I have enough talent to master this but it was an awesome experience and I may try to make a pendant before I leave!!! Thanks again for a great time…..

Fun experience! Patience and encouragement from instructors Dave and Austin. They did a great job. My husband’s quotes: “I thought this would be way more boring” and “that was freakin’ awesome!” Ha! Now we have two new favorite wine glasses and great memories!

zen is an amzing place 2 become an ar7is7 or jus look @ some amazing glass . DAVE @ Josh are super skilled and knowledgable .

Great open lampwork studio. My introduction to the method. Super staff

Had a great time with hubby and friends, thanks Austin!

Great placeand atmosphere to learn

GREAT TIME. Would do it again in a heartbeat! Great way to learn the art

I 😘You………………………………………

We had such an amazing time at Zen glass studio!! Josh was patient and helpful! We will definitely be back!

What a blast. My wife and I booked an hour appointment and it was quite a fun learning experience. We both made wine glasses. The shop was really cool and the staff were awesome. We can’t wait to do it again. Don’t miss out on this fun experience.

Awesome experience! Josh and Austin were great. Would definitely recommend this to anyone.

Place is simply awesome! Great people over there!!

Such a fun afternoon! Highly recommend!!

Awesome workshop, Our instructor Austin was amazing