diff --git a/UNCCScavenger/res/values/strings.xml b/UNCCScavenger/res/values/strings.xml
index 2686f98..b5a8f31 100644
--- a/UNCCScavenger/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/UNCCScavenger/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
     <string name="app_name">UNCC Scavenger</string>
     <string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
-    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
+    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
+    <string name="endpoint">http://djbushido.no-ip.org/</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/Location.java b/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/Location.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..635d98d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/Location.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package edu.uncc.scavenger.rest;
+
+public class Location {
+
+}
diff --git a/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/LocationClient.java b/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/LocationClient.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbf2bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/LocationClient.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package edu.uncc.scavenger.rest;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import edu.uncc.scavenger.R;
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import retrofit.RestAdapter;
+
+public class LocationClient {
+	
+	
+	
+	public static LocationService getAdapter(Context ctx) {
+		String endpoint = ctx.getString(R.string.endpoint);
+		RestAdapter ra = new RestAdapter.Builder().setEndpoint(endpoint).build();
+		return ra.create(LocationService.class);
+	}
+	
+	public static String validateLocation(Context ctx, int id, String key) {
+		LocationService client = getAdapter(ctx);
+		Map<String, String> keys = new HashMap<String, String>();
+		keys.put("key", key);
+		keys.put("id", String.valueOf(id));
+		return client.getResult(keys);
+	}
+	
+	public static List<Location> getLocations(Context ctx) {
+		LocationService client = getAdapter(ctx);
+		return client.listLocations();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/LocationService.java b/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/LocationService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2282627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UNCCScavenger/src/edu/uncc/scavenger/rest/LocationService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package edu.uncc.scavenger.rest;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import retrofit.http.GET;
+import retrofit.http.QueryMap;
+
+public interface LocationService {
+	
+	@GET("/locations")
+	List<Location> listLocations();
+	
+	@GET("/validate")
+	String getResult(@QueryMap Map<String, String> keys);
+
+}