to get out from under

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 992 – Loan Forgiveness Programs.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 992. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is a dialogue between Martin and Georgina about trying to pay your loans by doing certain kinds of work, instead of by giving money back to the bank. Let’s get started.

Martin: One hundred eleven days and counting.

Georgina: Are you counting down to something?

Martin: I’m counting down to the day when my student loans will be discharged. I only took this job because it qualifies for the loan forgiveness program.

Georgina: But you’ve worked here for over two years already. You mean you’ve been working to pay off your student loans all this time?

Martin: That’s right. I took