In his first year of high school, Ho moved to California with his father, a businessman. After majoring in chemistry at university, he chose an unusual career path: podiatry (also called chiropody). He enrolled in the California College of Podiatric Medicine, and graduated four years later as a qualified podiatrist.
高一時，侯育文隨著經商的父親移居美國加州，大學自化學系畢業後，他選擇了一條足跡較少的專業──足部醫學，進入舊金山足部醫學院，以四年時間取得足部醫學醫師資格。