diff --git a/mbta_finder.py b/mbta_finder.py
index 3ce9df8..13c6992 100755
--- a/mbta_finder.py
+++ b/mbta_finder.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import urllib   # urlencode function
 import urllib2  # urlopen function (better than urllib version)
 import json
+from pprint import pprint
 
 
 # Useful URLs (you need to add the appropriate parameters for your requests)
@@ -25,8 +26,11 @@ def get_json(url):
     Given a properly formatted URL for a JSON web API request, return
     a Python JSON object containing the response to that request.
     """
-    pass
-
+    f = urllib2.urlopen(url)
+    response_text = f.read()
+    response_data = json.loads(response_text)
+    return response_data
+ 
 
 def get_lat_long(place_name):
     """
@@ -36,8 +40,12 @@ def get_lat_long(place_name):
     See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/
     for Google Maps Geocode API URL formatting requirements.
     """
-    pass
+    processed_name = ["+" if c == " " else c for c in place_name]
+    url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=" + "".join(processed_name) # + "&key=" + 
+    infodump = get_json(url)
+    return (infodump['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lat'],infodump['results'][0]['geometry']['location']['lng'])
 
+# pprint(get_lat_long("Fenway Park, Massachusetts"))
 
 def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
     """
@@ -47,7 +55,11 @@ def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
     See http://realtime.mbta.com/Portal/Home/Documents for URL
     formatting requirements for the 'stopsbylocation' API.
     """
-    pass
+    url = "http://realtime.mbta.com/developer/api/v2/stopsbylocation?api_key=" + MBTA_DEMO_API_KEY + "&lat=" + str(latitude) + "&""lon=" + str(longitude) + "&format=json"
+    infodump = get_json(url)
+    return (str(infodump['stop'][0]['stop_name']),str(infodump['stop'][0]['distance']) + " miles")
+# geoinfo = get_lat_long("Fenway Park, Massachusetts")
+# print(get_nearest_station(geoinfo[0],geoinfo[1]))
 
 
 def find_stop_near(place_name):
@@ -55,5 +67,8 @@ def find_stop_near(place_name):
     Given a place name or address, print the nearest MBTA stop and the 
     distance from the given place to that stop.
     """
-    pass
+    location = get_lat_long(place_name) #location is a (lat,long) tuple
+    return "Location: " + str(location) + "\n" + "Stop: " + str(get_nearest_station(location[0],location[1]))
+
+print find_stop_near("Fenway Park, Massachusetts")