diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9f1a1619..64458347 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ hyper = "0.11.1"
 ruma-api = "0.4.0"
 ruma-client-api = "0.1.0"
 ruma-identifiers = "0.11.0"
-serde = "1.0.9"
 serde_json = "1.0.2"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.5.1"
 tokio-core = "0.1.8"
@@ -30,6 +29,10 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 optional = true
 version = "0.1.4"
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+futures-await = { git = 'https://github.com/alexcrichton/futures-await' }
+ruma-events = "0.9.0"
+
 [features]
 default = ["tls"]
 tls = ["hyper-tls", "native-tls"]
diff --git a/examples/hello_world.rs b/examples/hello_world.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e444eeee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#![feature(conservative_impl_trait)]
+#![feature(try_from)]
+
+extern crate futures;
+extern crate ruma_client;
+extern crate ruma_events;
+extern crate ruma_identifiers;
+extern crate tokio_core;
+extern crate url;
+
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::env;
+use std::process::exit;
+
+use futures::Future;
+use ruma_client::Client;
+use ruma_client::api::r0;
+use ruma_events::EventType;
+use ruma_events::room::message::{MessageEventContent, MessageType, TextMessageEventContent};
+use ruma_identifiers::RoomAliasId;
+use tokio_core::reactor::{Core, Handle};
+use url::Url;
+
+// from https://stackoverflow.com/a/43992218/1592377
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! clone {
+    (@param _) => ( _ );
+    (@param $x:ident) => ( $x );
+    ($($n:ident),+ => move || $body:expr) => (
+        {
+            $( let $n = $n.clone(); )+
+            move || $body
+        }
+    );
+    ($($n:ident),+ => move |$($p:tt),+| $body:expr) => (
+        {
+            $( let $n = $n.clone(); )+
+            move |$(clone!(@param $p),)+| $body
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+fn hello_world(
+    tokio_handle: &Handle,
+    homeserver_url: Url,
+    room: String,
+) -> impl Future<Item = (), Error = ruma_client::Error> + 'static {
+    let client = Client::https(tokio_handle, homeserver_url, None).unwrap();
+
+    client.register_guest().and_then(clone!(client => move |_| {
+        r0::alias::get_alias::call(client, r0::alias::get_alias::Request {
+            room_alias: RoomAliasId::try_from(&room[..]).unwrap(),
+        })
+    })).and_then(clone!(client => move |response| {
+        let room_id = response.room_id;
+
+        r0::membership::join_room_by_id::call(client.clone(), r0::membership::join_room_by_id::Request {
+            room_id: room_id.clone(),
+            third_party_signed: None,
+        }).and_then(move |_| {
+            r0::send::send_message_event::call(client, r0::send::send_message_event::Request {
+                room_id: room_id,
+                event_type: EventType::RoomMessage,
+                txn_id: "1".to_owned(),
+                data: MessageEventContent::Text(TextMessageEventContent {
+                    body: "Hello World!".to_owned(),
+                    msgtype: MessageType::Text,
+                }),
+            })
+        })
+    })).map(|_| ())
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let (homeserver_url, room) = match (env::args().nth(1), env::args().nth(2)) {
+        (Some(a), Some(b)) => (a, b),
+        _ => {
+            eprintln!("Usage: {} <homeserver_url> <room>", env::args().next().unwrap());
+            exit(1)
+        }
+    };
+
+    let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
+    let handle = core.handle();
+    let server = Url::parse(&homeserver_url).unwrap();
+
+    core.run(hello_world(&handle, server, room)).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/examples/hello_world_await.rs b/examples/hello_world_await.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd5dd3f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/hello_world_await.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#![feature(conservative_impl_trait)]
+#![feature(generators)]
+#![feature(proc_macro)]
+#![feature(try_from)]
+
+extern crate futures_await as futures;
+extern crate ruma_client;
+extern crate ruma_events;
+extern crate ruma_identifiers;
+extern crate tokio_core;
+extern crate url;
+
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use std::env;
+use std::process::exit;
+
+use futures::prelude::*;
+use ruma_client::Client;
+use ruma_client::api::r0;
+use ruma_events::EventType;
+use ruma_events::room::message::{MessageEventContent, MessageType, TextMessageEventContent};
+use ruma_identifiers::RoomAliasId;
+use tokio_core::reactor::{Core, Handle};
+use url::Url;
+
+fn hello_world(
+    tokio_handle: &Handle,
+    homeserver_url: Url,
+    room: String,
+) -> impl Future<Item = (), Error = ruma_client::Error> + 'static {
+    let client = Client::https(tokio_handle, homeserver_url, None).unwrap();
+
+    async_block! {
+        await!(client.register_guest())?;
+
+        let response = await!(r0::alias::get_alias::call(
+            client.clone(),
+            r0::alias::get_alias::Request {
+                room_alias: RoomAliasId::try_from(&room[..]).unwrap(),
+            }
+        ))?;
+
+        let room_id = response.room_id;
+
+        await!(r0::membership::join_room_by_id::call(
+            client.clone(),
+            r0::membership::join_room_by_id::Request {
+                room_id: room_id.clone(),
+                third_party_signed: None,
+            }
+        ))?;
+
+        await!(r0::send::send_message_event::call(
+            client.clone(),
+            r0::send::send_message_event::Request {
+                room_id: room_id,
+                event_type: EventType::RoomMessage,
+                txn_id: "1".to_owned(),
+                data: MessageEventContent::Text(TextMessageEventContent {
+                    body: "Hello World!".to_owned(),
+                    msgtype: MessageType::Text,
+                }),
+            }
+        ))?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    let (homeserver_url, room) = match (env::args().nth(1), env::args().nth(2)) {
+        (Some(a), Some(b)) => (a, b),
+        _ => {
+            eprintln!("Usage: {} <homeserver_url> <room>", env::args().next().unwrap());
+            exit(1)
+        }
+    };
+
+
+    let mut core = Core::new().unwrap();
+    let handle = core.handle();
+    let server = Url::parse(&homeserver_url).unwrap();
+
+    core.run(hello_world(&handle, server, room)).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 4049e448..2983a307 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ macro_rules! endpoint {
             use {Client, Error};
 
             /// Make a request to this API endpoint.
-            pub fn call<'a, C>(
-                client: &'a Client<C>,
+            pub fn call<C>(
+                client: Client<C>,
                 request: Request,
-            ) -> impl Future<Item = Response, Error = Error> + 'a
+            ) -> impl Future<Item = Response, Error = Error>
             where
                 C: Connect,
             {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index bae4d650..836d68dd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ extern crate native_tls;
 extern crate ruma_api;
 extern crate ruma_client_api;
 extern crate ruma_identifiers;
-extern crate serde;
 extern crate serde_json;
 extern crate serde_urlencoded;
 extern crate tokio_core;
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use futures::future::{Future, FutureFrom, IntoFuture};
+use futures::stream::{self, Stream};
 use hyper::{Client as HyperClient, Uri};
 use hyper::client::{Connect, HttpConnector};
 #[cfg(feature = "hyper-tls")]
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ use ruma_api::Endpoint;
 use tokio_core::reactor::Handle;
 use url::Url;
 
-use api::r0::session::login;
 pub use error::Error;
 pub use session::Session;
 
@@ -45,24 +44,28 @@ mod error;
 mod session;
 
 /// A client for the Matrix client-server API.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct Client<C>
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Client<C: Connect>(Rc<ClientData<C>>);
+
+/// Data contained in Client's Rc
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ClientData<C>
 where
     C: Connect,
 {
     homeserver_url: Url,
-    hyper: Rc<HyperClient<C>>,
+    hyper: HyperClient<C>,
     session: RefCell<Option<Session>>,
 }
 
 impl Client<HttpConnector> {
     /// Creates a new client for making HTTP requests to the given homeserver.
     pub fn new(handle: &Handle, homeserver_url: Url, session: Option<Session>) -> Self {
-        Client {
-            homeserver_url,
-            hyper: Rc::new(HyperClient::configure().keep_alive(true).build(handle)),
+        Client(Rc::new(ClientData {
+            homeserver_url: homeserver_url,
+            hyper: HyperClient::configure().keep_alive(true).build(handle),
             session: RefCell::new(session),
-        }
+        }))
     }
 }
 
@@ -72,16 +75,16 @@ impl Client<HttpsConnector<HttpConnector>> {
     pub fn https(handle: &Handle, homeserver_url: Url, session: Option<Session>) -> Result<Self, NativeTlsError> {
         let connector = HttpsConnector::new(4, handle)?;
 
-        Ok(Client {
-            homeserver_url,
-            hyper: Rc::new(
+        Ok(Client(Rc::new(ClientData {
+            homeserver_url: homeserver_url,
+            hyper: {
                 HyperClient::configure()
                     .connector(connector)
                     .keep_alive(true)
-                    .build(handle),
-            ),
+                    .build(handle)
+            },
             session: RefCell::new(session),
-        })
+        })))
     }
 }
 
@@ -93,41 +96,145 @@ where
     ///
     /// This allows the user to configure the details of HTTP as desired.
     pub fn custom(hyper_client: HyperClient<C>, homeserver_url: Url, session: Option<Session>) -> Self {
-        Client {
-            homeserver_url,
-            hyper: Rc::new(hyper_client),
+        Client(Rc::new(ClientData {
+            homeserver_url: homeserver_url,
+            hyper: hyper_client,
             session: RefCell::new(session),
-        }
+        }))
     }
 
-    /// Log in to the homeserver with a username and password.
-    pub fn log_in<'a>(&'a self, user: String, password: String)
-    -> impl Future<Item = (), Error = Error> + 'a {
-        let request = login::Request {
+    /// Log in with a username and password.
+    ///
+    /// In contrast to api::r0::session::login::call(), this method stores the
+    /// session data returned by the endpoint in this client, instead of
+    /// returning it.
+    pub fn log_in(&self, user: String, password: String)
+    -> impl Future<Item = Session, Error = Error> {
+        use api::r0::session::login;
+
+        let data = self.0.clone();
+
+        login::call(self.clone(), login::Request {
             address: None,
             login_type: login::LoginType::Password,
             medium: None,
             password,
             user,
+        }).map(move |response| {
+            let session = Session::new(response.access_token, response.user_id);
+            *data.session.borrow_mut() = Some(session.clone());
+
+            session
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Register as a guest. In contrast to api::r0::account::register::call(),
+    /// this method stores the session data returned by the endpoint in this
+    /// client, instead of returning it.
+    pub fn register_guest(&self) -> impl Future<Item = Session, Error = Error> {
+        use api::r0::account::register;
+
+        let data = self.0.clone();
+
+        register::call(self.clone(), register::Request {
+            auth: None,
+            bind_email: None,
+            device_id: None,
+            initial_device_display_name: None,
+            kind: Some(register::RegistrationKind::Guest),
+            password: None,
+            username: None,
+        }).map(move |response| {
+            let session = Session::new(response.access_token, response.user_id);
+            *data.session.borrow_mut() = Some(session.clone());
+
+            session
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Register as a new user on this server.
+    ///
+    /// In contrast to api::r0::account::register::call(), this method stores
+    /// the session data returned by the endpoint in this client, instead of
+    /// returning it.
+    ///
+    /// The username is the local part of the returned user_id. If it is
+    /// omitted from this request, the server will generate one.
+    pub fn register_user(
+        &self,
+        username: Option<String>,
+        password: String,
+    ) -> impl Future<Item = Session, Error = Error> {
+        use api::r0::account::register;
+
+        let data = self.0.clone();
+
+        register::call(self.clone(), register::Request {
+            auth: None,
+            bind_email: None,
+            device_id: None,
+            initial_device_display_name: None,
+            kind: Some(register::RegistrationKind::User),
+            password: Some(password),
+            username: username,
+        }).map(move |response| {
+            let session = Session::new(response.access_token, response.user_id);
+            *data.session.borrow_mut() = Some(session.clone());
+
+            session
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Convenience method that represents repeated calls to the sync_events endpoint as a stream.
+    ///
+    /// If the since parameter is None, the first Item might take a significant time to arrive and
+    /// be deserialized, because it contains all events that have occured in the whole lifetime of
+    /// the logged-in users account and are visible to them.
+    pub fn sync(
+        &self,
+        filter: Option<api::r0::sync::sync_events::Filter>,
+        since: Option<String>,
+        set_presence: bool,
+    ) -> impl Stream<Item = api::r0::sync::sync_events::Response, Error = Error> {
+        use api::r0::sync::sync_events;
+
+        let client = self.clone();
+        let set_presence = if set_presence {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(sync_events::SetPresence::Offline)
         };
 
-        login::call(self, request).and_then(move |response| {
-            *self.session.borrow_mut() = Some(Session::new(response.access_token, response.user_id));
-
-            Ok(())
+        stream::unfold(since, move |since| {
+            Some(
+                sync_events::call(
+                    client.clone(),
+                    sync_events::Request {
+                        filter: filter.clone(),
+                        since,
+                        full_state: None,
+                        set_presence: set_presence.clone(),
+                        timeout: None,
+                    },
+                ).map(|res| {
+                    let next_batch_clone = res.next_batch.clone();
+                    (res, Some(next_batch_clone))
+                })
+            )
         })
     }
 
     /// Makes a request to a Matrix API endpoint.
-    pub(crate) fn request<'a, E>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub(crate) fn request<E>(
+        self,
         request: <E as Endpoint>::Request,
-    ) -> impl Future<Item = E::Response, Error = Error> + 'a
+    ) -> impl Future<Item = E::Response, Error = Error>
     where
         E: Endpoint,
-        <E as Endpoint>::Response: 'a,
     {
-        let mut url = self.homeserver_url.clone();
+        let data1 = self.0.clone();
+        let data2 = self.0.clone();
+        let mut url = self.0.homeserver_url.clone();
 
         request
             .try_into()
@@ -141,7 +248,7 @@ where
                     url.set_query(uri.query());
 
                     if E::METADATA.requires_authentication {
-                        if let Some(ref session) = *self.session.borrow() {
+                        if let Some(ref session) = *data1.session.borrow() {
                             url.query_pairs_mut().append_pair("access_token", session.access_token());
                         } else {
                             return Err(Error::AuthenticationRequired);
@@ -149,15 +256,14 @@ where
                     }
                 }
 
-                Uri::from_str(url.as_ref())
+                Uri::from_str(url.as_ref().as_ref())
                     .map(move |uri| (uri, hyper_request))
                     .map_err(Error::from)
             })
             .and_then(move |(uri, mut hyper_request)| {
                 hyper_request.set_uri(uri);
 
-                self.hyper
-                    .clone()
+                data2.hyper
                     .request(hyper_request)
                     .map_err(Error::from)
             })
@@ -166,3 +272,9 @@ where
             })
     }
 }
+
+impl<C: Connect> Clone for Client<C> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Client<C> {
+        Client(self.0.clone())
+    }
+}