What worked for me in flex was being able to talk to Ms. Theilen about what I was interested in learning and how I could learn about these things and be able to demonstrate what I learned. I think my experience with flex could've improved if I could have fully embraced myself in Japanese culture, as Ms. Theilen said about the 5 senses. Which is very hard to do in New England. I don't think in the limited time though I had that we could've really embraced the culture, we tried, I went to an international Market and got ingredients and went home and made sushi. I watched movies in Japanese, and listened to music. And I am excited to continue learning and trying new things next year.