G Tongi looks back at her 'untraditional path' pursuing college as a mother of two

G Tongi took a trip down to memory lane from nine years ago, when she pursued college while being a mother of two children.

The actress-host posted photos from her graduation where she was joined by her husband and their two children.

"There are those moments in your life that feel the most momentous for one reason or another... this was mine," G Tongi wrote in the caption of her post.

She said after becoming a mother a t 27 years old, she wanted to apply herself to be able to reach what she envisioned.

The day I graduated from college was bittersweet because of the untraditional path I pursued," she wrote.

G said it took her two years in community college as she took care of her then two-year-old child Sakura, while still pregnant with her youngest child.

"I transfer to my dream school and we as a family uproot our lives in the valley to move to the Westside to be closer to @ucla," she narrated.

"I am one of only two FilipinX in the entire Communication studies major that Fall," she added.

G said it took her another 2.5 years to get to that day of her graduation in 2011, "because I petition for a double minor in film, television, digital arts and theater."

"Those years in my mind are the most challenging, maneuvering a young family with the demands of loaded coursework in a quarter system," she added.

She continued and detailed her experience as a student and a mother.

"I slept late every evening, only hitting the books after the children got tucked into bed after bath & story time," she narrated.

G said she decided to share her story again because "I find myself back in school, family by my side, constantly cheering me on under similar yet historic times."

"I thrive when challenged especially under unconventional occasions," she added.

She empathized with other graduates who are "unsure of the world they will be walking into" amid the pandemic.

"We may have put a pause button on the way in which we move, but the constants remain the same. Hard work, dedication and tenacity will yield the same results. Self confessed goal crusher here." 

"It’s especially daunting however trying to be productive and proactive at this time, but when there is a goal in sight, focus and battle to rise to the challenges before you. Keep your eye on a prize and it will happen, perhaps not in the way you expect but far more than you can imagine," she ended her note. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News