Can a layperson attain jhana in Samatha meditation?

This summer I got the chance to spend 20 days at Pa-Auk Tawya forest meditation center in Myanamar and I did Anapana-Sati for 20 days. Now I'm back at my university, but when I look back I see that during those days at Pa-Auk even a single talk of 2 mins would make my practice weaker as samatha practice requires strong concentration. \ Given that in our daily lay life we have a lot of interactions and distractions, I think it would take decades to even reach first jhana in samatha meditation. **Is it really possible to make progress (attain jhana) in samatha meditation in our day-to-day lay life in a realistic way? Has any lay person had profound experience in samatha practice?**