I still have over $20,000 worth of student loans. My Peace Corps service didn’t pay off a dime (read the fine print), and I worked in non-profit before starting grad school here in Taiwan. I’m still paying my loans every month so that more interest doesn’t build up, but, as a student in a foreign country, it’s nearly impossible to pay more than the minimum.
sigh
I’ll be at it for another ten years at least.
