diff --git a/src/main/scala/lascala/turtle/APIwithFunctionalCore.scala b/src/main/scala/lascala/turtle/APIwithFunctionalCore.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b89b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/lascala/turtle/APIwithFunctionalCore.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package lascala.turtle
+
+import lascala.turtle.common._
+import scala.util.{Failure, Try}
+
+object APIwithFunctionalCore extends App {
+  import TurtleApi._
+
+  class TurtleApi {
+
+    var state = initialTurtleState
+
+    def updateState(newState:TurtleState) = {
+      state = newState
+    }
+
+
+    def exec(commandStr: String) = {
+      val tokens = commandStr.split(' ').toList.map(_.trim)
+
+      val stateR = returnR(state)
+
+      val newStateR = tokens match {
+        case List("Move", distanceStr) =>
+          val distanceR = validateDistance(distanceStr)
+          //lift2R(move)(distanceR)(stateR)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  object TurtleApi {
+    case class TurtleState(position: Position, angle: Angle, color: PenColor, penState: PenState)
+
+    lazy val initialTurtleState = TurtleState(initialPosition, 0.0.degree, initialColor, initialPenState)
+
+    def move(log: Log)(distance: Distance)(state: TurtleState) = {
+      log(f"Move $distance%.1f")
+      val newPosition = state.position.move(distance, state.angle)
+      if (state.penState == PenState.Down) dummyDrawLine(log, state.position, newPosition, state.color)
+      state.copy(position = newPosition)
+    }
+
+    def validateDistance(distanceStr: String): Try[Double] = {
+      Try(distanceStr.toDouble) recoverWith {
+        case e:NumberFormatException => Failure(InvalidDistance(distanceStr))
+       }
+    }
+
+
+    sealed trait ErrorMessage extends Throwable
+    case class InvalidDistance(msg: String) extends ErrorMessage
+    case class InvalidAngle(msg: String) extends ErrorMessage
+    case class InvalidColor(msg: String) extends ErrorMessage
+    case class InvalidCommand(msg: String) extends ErrorMessage
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/scala/lascala/turtle/common/package.scala b/src/main/scala/lascala/turtle/common/package.scala
index d13eb30..2177aaa 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/lascala/turtle/common/package.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/lascala/turtle/common/package.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package lascala.turtle
 
+import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
+
 package object common {
 
   type Distance = Double
@@ -40,4 +42,14 @@ package object common {
   def dummyDrawLine(log: String => Unit, oldPos: Position, newPos: Position, color: PenColor): Unit =
     log(s"...Draw line from $oldPos to $newPos using $color")
 
+  def returnR[A](a: A): Try[A] = Try(a)
+
+  def mapR[A, B](f: A => B): Try[A] => Try[B] = _ map f
+
+  def lift2R[A, B, C](f: A => B => C): Try[A] => Try[B] => Try[C] = {
+    (ta: Try[A]) => (tb: Try[B]) => for {
+      a <- ta
+      b <- tb
+    } yield f(a)(b)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/scala/lascala/turtle/APIwithFunctionalCoreTest.scala b/src/test/scala/lascala/turtle/APIwithFunctionalCoreTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..133534a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/scala/lascala/turtle/APIwithFunctionalCoreTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package lascala.turtle
+
+import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}
+
+import lascala.turtle.common._
+import APIwithFunctionalCore.TurtleApi._
+import utest._
+
+object APIwithFunctionalCoreTest extends TestSuite {
+  val tests = this {
+    'validateDistance {
+      "success case" - {
+        val result: Try[Double] = validateDistance("1.0")
+        assertMatch(result){ case Success(d: Double) if (d - 1.0).abs < 0.00001 => }
+      }
+      "failure case" - {
+        val result: Try[Double] = validateDistance("abc")
+        assertMatch(result){ case Failure(InvalidDistance(_)) => }
+      }
+    }
+
+    'exec {
+      //val api = new TurtleApi()
+      //api.exec("Move 100")
+      //assertMatch(api.state){ case TurtleState(Position(x, y), _, _, _) if (x-100).abs < 0.00001 => } 
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/scala/lascala/turtle/common/CommonTest.scala b/src/test/scala/lascala/turtle/common/CommonTest.scala
index e99fc4d..034f4cd 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/lascala/turtle/common/CommonTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/lascala/turtle/common/CommonTest.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package lascala.turtle.common
 
-import lascala.turtle.common._
+import scala.util.{Success, Try}
 
 import utest._
 
@@ -28,5 +28,17 @@ object CommonTest extends TestSuite {
     "Position#toString" - {
       assert( Position(0.1, 0.1).toString == "(0.1, 0.1)" )
     }
+
+    'retunR {
+      assert(returnR("abc") == Try("abc"))
+    }
+
+    'mapR {
+      assert(mapR((x:String) => x.toInt)(Try("10")) == Success(10))
+    }
+
+    'lift2R {
+      assert(lift2R((a: Int) => (b: Int) => a + b)(Try(1))(Try(2)) == Success(3))
+    }
   }
 }