diff --git a/mbta_finder.py b/mbta_finder.py
index 3ce9df8..a7fe964 100755
--- a/mbta_finder.py
+++ b/mbta_finder.py
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ 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):
@@ -36,10 +39,21 @@ def get_lat_long(place_name):
     See https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/
     for Google Maps Geocode API URL formatting requirements.
     """
-    pass
+    formatted = GMAPS_BASE_URL + '?address='
+    place_list = place_name.split()
+    for word in place_list:
+        formatted+=(word+'+')
+    formatted=formatted.rstrip('+')
+    formatted+='/'
+    response_data = get_json(formatted)
+    lat = response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]['location']['lat']
+    lng = response_data["results"][0]["geometry"]['location']['lng']
+    return (lat,lng)
 
+    
 
-def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
+
+def get_nearest_station(location):
     """
     Given latitude and longitude strings, return a (station_name, distance)
     tuple for the nearest MBTA station to the given coordinates.
@@ -47,7 +61,13 @@ def get_nearest_station(latitude, longitude):
     See http://realtime.mbta.com/Portal/Home/Documents for URL
     formatting requirements for the 'stopsbylocation' API.
     """
-    pass
+    latitude=location[0]
+    longitude=location[1]
+    formatted=MBTA_BASE_URL+'?api_key='+MBTA_DEMO_API_KEY+'&lat='+str(latitude)+'&lon='+str(longitude)+'&format=json/'
+    response_data = get_json(formatted)
+    station_name = response_data['stop'][0]['stop_name']
+    distance = response_data['stop'][0]['distance']
+    return (station_name, distance)
 
 
 def find_stop_near(place_name):
@@ -55,5 +75,11 @@ 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)
+    print get_nearest_station(location)[0],
+    print 'is',
+    print get_nearest_station(location)[1],
+    print 'miles away from',
+    print place_name
+
+find_stop_near('First UU Church of Boston')