diff --git a/App.jsx b/App.jsx
index 28e7326..1a8b757 100644
--- a/App.jsx
+++ b/App.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,44 @@
 import React, { Component } from "react";
 
+const backendUrl = "https://kucinakobackend.ichigo.everydayimshuflin.com";
+
+function makeRequest(queryString, jsonHandler) {
+  const effectiveUrl = `${backendUrl}/${queryString}`
+  fetch(`${backendUrl}`)
+    .then((resp) => {
+      return resp.json()
+    })
+    .then((json) => {
+      jsonHandler(json);
+    });
+}
+
+function testHandler(json) {
+  console.log("JSON");
+  console.log(json);
+}
+
 class App extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.input = React.createRef();
+    this.handleSubmit = this.handleSubmit.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  handleSubmit(event) {
+    const value = this.input.current.value;
+    console.log("handling submit with value: ", value);
+    makeRequest("", testHandler);
+  }
+
   render() {
     return(
       <div>
       <h1>Kucinako</h1>
+      <label>Search
+        <input type="text" ref={ this.input } />
+      </label>
+      <button onClick={ this.handleSubmit }>Make request</button>
       </div>
     );
   }