diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/__tests__/app.test.js b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/__tests__/app.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cacab267b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/__tests__/app.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import app from "../app.js";
+import supertest from "supertest";
+
+const request = supertest(app);
+
+describe("POST /", () => {
+  it("Quick test", () => {
+    expect(1).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("GET /", () => {
+  it("Should return welcome text and status 200", async () => {
+    const response = await request.get("/");
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.text).toBe("hello from backend to frontend!");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("POST /weather", () => {
+  it("should return a 404 status code if city is not provided", async () => {
+    const response = await request.post("/weather").send({});
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("POST /weather", () => {
+  it("should return a 200 status code if city is provided", async () => {
+    const response = await request
+      .post("/weather")
+      .send({ cityName: "Addis Ababa" });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("POST /weather", () => {
+  it("should return a 200 status code if city is provided and weather text", async () => {
+    const response = await request
+      .post("/weather")
+      .send({ cityName: "Addis Ababa" });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(response.body).toHaveProperty("weatherText");
+    expect(response.body.weatherText).toContain("Addis Ababa");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("POST /weather", () => {
+  it("should return a 500 status code if city is not found", async () => {
+    const response = await request
+      .post("/weather")
+      .send({ cityName: "Addis Ababa!" });
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(500);
+    expect(response.body).toHaveProperty("weatherText");
+    expect(response.body.weatherText).toContain("City not found: Addis Ababa!");
+  });
+});
+describe("GET /nonexistent", () => {
+  it("should return a 404 status code for non-existent routes", async () => {
+    const response = await request.get("/nonexistent");
+    expect(response.status).toBe(404);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/app.js b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/app.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05bc11e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/app.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import express from "express";
+import fetch from "node-fetch";
+import keys from "./sources/keys.js";
+const app = express();
+
+app.use(express.json());
+
+app.post("/weather", async (req, res) => {
+  let { cityName } = req.body;
+  const apiUrl = `https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?&q=${cityName}&appid=${keys.API_KEY}`;
+  if (!cityName) {
+    return res.status(404).send("You need to provide a city name");
+  }
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(apiUrl);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error("API not found ");
+    }
+    const data = await response.json();
+    const temp = data.main.temp;
+    const tempCelsius = temp - 273.15;
+    data.main.temp = tempCelsius;
+    res.send({
+      weatherText: `The weather in ${cityName} is ${tempCelsius.toFixed(
+        0
+      )} degrees Celsius.`,
+    });
+  } catch {
+    res.status(500).send({ weatherText: `City not found: ${cityName}` });
+  }
+});
+
+app.get("/", (req, res) => {
+  res.send("hello from backend to frontend!");
+});
+
+export default app;
diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/babel.config.cjs b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/babel.config.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbb629af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/babel.config.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module.exports = {
+  presets: [
+    [
+      // This is a configuration, here we are telling babel what configuration to use
+      "@babel/preset-env",
+      {
+        targets: {
+          node: "current",
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/jest.config.js b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19ba9649e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export default {
+  // Tells jest that any file that has 2 .'s in it and ends with either js or jsx should be run through the babel-jest transformer
+  transform: {
+    "^.+\\.jsx?$": "babel-jest",
+  },
+  // By default our `node_modules` folder is ignored by jest, this tells jest to transform those as well
+  transformIgnorePatterns: [],
+};
diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/package.json b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc799b767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "name": "hackyourtemperature",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "jest",
+    "start": "node server.js"
+  },
+  "keywords": [],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "description": "",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "express": "^4.21.2",
+    "express-handlebars": "^8.0.1",
+    "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.9"
+  },
+  "type": "module",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@babel/core": "^7.26.9",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.26.9",
+    "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
+    "jest": "^29.7.0",
+    "supertest": "^7.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/server.js b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..256e1dbf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import app from "./app.js";
+const port = 3000;
+app.listen(port, () => {
+  console.log(`listening from server at port ${port}`);
+});
diff --git a/assignments/hackyourtemperature/sources/Keys.js b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/sources/Keys.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3f72cf57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignments/hackyourtemperature/sources/Keys.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const keys = {
+  API_KEY: "b5dc5a484bf9f57400737317aeaf6e7f",
+};
+
+export default keys;
diff --git a/week2/prep-exercises/1-blog-API/package.json b/week2/prep-exercises/1-blog-API/package.json
index d89c4bd76..148b0796a 100644
--- a/week2/prep-exercises/1-blog-API/package.json
+++ b/week2/prep-exercises/1-blog-API/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
   "author": "",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "^4.17.1"
+    "express": "^4.21.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/week2/prep-exercises/1-blog-API/server.js b/week2/prep-exercises/1-blog-API/server.js
index 3f615e8f5..f4e67b11e 100644
--- a/week2/prep-exercises/1-blog-API/server.js
+++ b/week2/prep-exercises/1-blog-API/server.js
@@ -1,10 +1,51 @@
-const express = require('express')
+const express = require("express");
 const app = express();
- 
-
-// YOUR CODE GOES IN HERE
-app.get('/', function (req, res) {
-  res.send('Hello World')
-})
- 
-app.listen(3000)
\ No newline at end of file
+const fs = require("fs");
+app.use(express.json());
+
+app.get("/", function (req, res) {
+  res.send("Hello World");
+});
+
+//creating a blog
+app.post("/blogs", (req, res) => {
+  const { title, content } = req.body;
+  fs.writeFileSync(title, content);
+  res.end("ok");
+});
+
+// updating a blog
+app.put("/blogs/:title", (req, res) => {
+  const { title } = req.params;
+  const { content } = req.body;
+  if (fs.existsSync(title)) {
+    fs.writeFileSync(title, content);
+    res.end("ok");
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).send("This blog does not exist!");
+  }
+});
+
+//deleting a blog
+app.delete("/blogs/:title", (req, res) => {
+  const { title } = req.params;
+  if (fs.existsSync(title)) {
+    fs.unlinkSync(title);
+    res.end("ok");
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).send("This blog does not exist!");
+  }
+});
+
+//serving a blog
+app.get("/blogs/:title", (req, res) => {
+  const { title } = req.params;
+  if (fs.existsSync(title)) {
+    const blogContent = fs.readFileSync(title, "utf8");
+    res.send(blogContent);
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).send("This blog does not exist!");
+  }
+});
+
+app.listen(3000);