diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/uam/wmi/findmytutor/activity/MapActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/uam/wmi/findmytutor/activity/MapActivity.java
index ff13d96..a3d4f4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/uam/wmi/findmytutor/activity/MapActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/uam/wmi/findmytutor/activity/MapActivity.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import android.view.View;
 
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapView;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.MapboxMap;
+import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.maps.OnMapReadyCallback;
 import com.uam.wmi.findmytutor.R;
 
 import static com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.Mapbox.getApplicationContext;
@@ -21,43 +23,54 @@ public class MapActivity extends BaseActivity {
         Mapbox.getInstance(this, getString(R.string.access_token));
         mapView = findViewById(R.id.mapView);
         mapView.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+
+        mapView.getMapAsync(new OnMapReadyCallback() {
+            @Override
+            public void onMapReady(MapboxMap mapboxMap) {
+
+                // Customize map with markers, polylines, etc.
+
+            }
+        });
     }
 
 
-    @Override
-    public void onStart()
-    {
-        super.onStart();
-        mapView.onStart();
-        Log.d(tag, "In the onStart() event");
-    }
-    @Override
-    public void onRestart()
-    {
-        super.onRestart();
-        Log.d(tag, "In the onRestart() event");
-    }
-    @Override
 
-    public void onResume()
-    {
+    // Add the mapView lifecycle to the activity's lifecycle methods
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
         mapView.onResume();
-        Log.d(tag, "In the onResume() event");
     }
+
     @Override
-    public void onPause()
-    {
-        super.onPause();
-        mapView.onPause();
-        Log.d(tag, "In the onPause() event");
+    protected void onStart() {
+        super.onStart();
+        mapView.onStart();
     }
+
     @Override
-    public void onStop()
-    {
+    protected void onStop() {
         super.onStop();
         mapView.onStop();
-        Log.d(tag, "In the onStop() event");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        mapView.onPause();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onLowMemory() {
+        super.onLowMemory();
+        mapView.onLowMemory();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDestroy() {
+        super.onDestroy();
+        mapView.onDestroy();
     }
 
     @Override