With four days to go before the start of the FIFA Women's Under-17 World Cup here in Trinidad and Tobago, the national team are now settling down at their tournament base at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Port of Spain.
Head coach Even Pellerud and the T&T squad checked into the Crowne Plaza yesterday where they will be based for the Group phase.
The team also had their first training session at the Hasely Crawford Stadium last evening since returning from their productive trip to Fort Lauderdale, United States where they defeated Republic of Ireland 3-0 on Saturday.
It was a result which may have raised expectations for the junior "Soca Princesses" who face Chile in their opening match on Sunday.
And they know that not just the country as a whole, but the communities from which they come will be eager for them to do well.
Fifteen-year-old twin sisters Khadidra and Kadisha Debesette hail from La Brea, as well as forward Camille Charles, while goalkeeper Linfah Jones is from Guayaguayare. Jonelle Warrick is from Trincity, while Patrice Vincent and Kayla Taylor come from Santa Flora.
Shalette Alexander and goalkeeper Keri Myers both live in Carapichaima, while Rehanna Omardeen and Anique Walker are from Westmoorings.
The majority of the other players such as captain Lauren Schmidt, Emma Abdul, Rose Bahadursingh, Jasmine Sampson, Diarra Simmons and Brianna Ryce are all overseas-born or based, with T&T parentage.
One of the emerging stars of the team, forward Jo Marie Lewis, speaking on behalf of her teammates, says they all want to represent the country in the best manner possible.
"We really want to do this for the country, for the young people and mostly for the young girls and women of Trinidad and Tobago. It's a huge honour for us to put on the red, white and black for this World Cup," Lewis told TTFF Media.
She was discovered while at the St Dominic's Home in Belmont in 2005 by T&T senior team assistant coach Jamaal Shabazz and U-17 team manager Jinelle James, who have since taken her up under their wings and nurtured her talent.
Fondly referred to as Jo-Jo by her teammates, the tricky striker is confident that the Soca Princesses can overcome their challenges against Chile, Nigeria ad Korea DPR.
"We have worked very hard over the past few months. It was a lot of fun but also a lot of hard work. We want to enjoy this tournament but we also want to do well and make our country proud of our achievements … that is what we are aiming for," Lewis added.