bush received poor grades at first and occasionally smoked marijuana. he made the honor roll by the end of his senior year and served as captain of the tennis team. he studied at the university of texas at austin. at the age of 17, bush taught english as a second language and worked in the building of a school in ibarrilla, a small village outside of león, guanajuato, mexico/ it was part of a student exchange summer program. while in mexico, he met his future wife, columba garnica gallo.