diff --git a/app/screens/loading.js b/app/screens/loading.js
index 2d818a8..2ee4699 100644
--- a/app/screens/loading.js
+++ b/app/screens/loading.js
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ export default class Loading extends Component<Props> {
       this.latitude = parseFloat(position.coords.latitude);
       this.longitude = parseFloat(position.coords.longitude);
       console.log(this.latitude.toString() + ' ' + this.longitude.toString());
+      /**
+      *   todo fix AsyncStorage
+      */
       this.storeValues();
-      Actions.main();
+      Actions.main({long: this.longitude.toString(), lat: this.latitude.toString()});
       },
       (error) => console.log(error),
       // high accuracy might need slight adjusting with its values
diff --git a/app/screens/main.js b/app/screens/main.js
index 5c81f46..254deea 100644
--- a/app/screens/main.js
+++ b/app/screens/main.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { Fonts } from '../utils/Fonts.js';
 
 // imported components for different sections in main component
+imoprt Dash from './main/dashboard.js';
 import Navbar from './main/navbar.js';
 import Chat from './main/chat.js';
 import AdSpace from './main/adspace.js';
@@ -23,16 +24,26 @@ const windowHeight = Dimensions.get('window').height;
 
 type Props = {};
 export default class Main extends Component<Props> {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.position = {
+      long: this.props.long,
+      lat: this.props.lat
+    };
+  }
+
   render() {
     console.log('in Main');
-
     return (
       <View style={styles.container}>
+        <View style={styles.dashboard}>
+          <Dash />
+        </View>
         <View style={styles.navbar}>
           <Navbar />
         </View>
         <View style={styles.chat}>
-          <Chat />
+          <Chat position={this.position} />
         </View>
         <View style={styles.adspace}>
           <AdSpace />
@@ -49,6 +60,11 @@ const styles = {
     justifyContent: 'space-between',
     position: 'relative'
   },
+  dashboard: {
+    height: windowHeight,
+    width: windowWidth - 60,
+    backgroundColor: '#595a5b'
+  },
   navbar: {
     flex: 2
   },
diff --git a/app/screens/main/chat.js b/app/screens/main/chat.js
index c04c850..c5abe01 100644
--- a/app/screens/main/chat.js
+++ b/app/screens/main/chat.js
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ export default class Chat extends Component<Props> {
       messagesDOM: [],
       prevMessageUser: -1
     };
+    /**
+    *   todo fix AsyncStorage
+    */
     this.getValues(); // from AsyncStorage
-
+    this.position = this.props.position;
   }
 
   getValues = async () => {
@@ -57,9 +60,7 @@ export default class Chat extends Component<Props> {
   componentDidMount() {
     this.socket = io('10.0.2.2:3000', {jsonp: false});
     this.socket.on('connect', () => {
-      var position = {long: this.long, lat: this.lat};
-      console.log(position);
-      this.socket.emit('initial', position);
+      this.socket.emit('initial', this.position);
     });
 
     this.socket.on('initMessages', (allMsg) => {
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ export default class Chat extends Component<Props> {
     this.socket.emit('newMessage', {
       userId: this.userId,
       text: this.state.messageToSend,
-      lng: this.long,
-      lat: this.lat
+      lng: this.position.long,
+      lat: this.position.lat
     });
     this.setState({
       messageToSend: ''
diff --git a/app/screens/main/dashboard.js b/app/screens/main/dashboard.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3efbe5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/screens/main/dashboard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Dashboard/Menu
+ */
+import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import {
+  Dimensions,
+  View,
+  Text
+} from 'react-native';
+import {
+  Actions
+} from 'react-native-router-flux';
+import { Fonts } from '../utils/Fonts.js';
+
+const windowWidth = Dimensions.get('window').width;
+const windowHeight = Dimensions.get('window').height;
+
+type Props = {};
+export default class Dashboard extends Component<Props> {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    console.log('in dashboard');
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <Text>hasdf</Text>
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+const styles = {
+
+}