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Despite its breathtaking natural beauty, Vancouver is a place where making friends often feels no less4 than finding an affordable apartment. As immigrants from sun-heavy places, we were all5 to adapt to the city's grey weather and even "greyer"6 climate. In this environment, dragon boating served as a breakthrough, for it is a sport that brings people back to their7. In a boat, no one cares about your background; you simply move as one. This spirit soon8 our lives off the water, and our weekly gatherings after practice naturally became our9.

We bonded over shared10 — the impossible rental market and the "polite" social scene where plans for hiking always11. Yet, when we were together, these12 mattered less. We weren't just surviving the city's coldness; we were13 a micro-community of our own.

One summer night, after a major festival, we danced by the waterfront. In that golden moment, we realized we had14 what we came for. We were four strangers from different continents, but dragon boating gave us a place to15, a reason to stay and a rhythm to move forward by — together.

To understand why this upset me so much, you need to know what my life was like as a university senior. Homework assignments, projects and tests competed for my attention and time. I caged myself in a prison of my own ambitions and expectations, cut off from many aspects of the world.

So when I first started washing dishes, I felt annoyed. I was in a rush to be done with them, eager to get back to my endless list of tasks. For about 15 minutes every day, I realized that I could slow down time and forget everything in the world. As my mind, eyes and hands focused on a simple task that would always result in success, I found peace.

Though the new dishwasher arrived eventually, I continued to wash dishes by hand. This task became more relaxing and educational than I could have imagined. From my kitchen window, I watched the seasons change: the tomato plant grew in summer, gave its fruit in fall, and died back in winter. Then new green was showing in spring. I kept these sights in mind, thinking on time itself.

Washing dishes taught me to think of the completion of a task as the ultimate reward, not praise or a prize. I learned to be more relaxed about deadlines.

A. It definitely allowed me to recover.

B. Now I can enjoy whatever task I'm doing.

C. I was running around stressed most of the day.

D. It took a while for the model we ordered to arrive.

E. But a new dishwasher was out of our consideration.

F. I should have accomplished them with even greater efforts.

G. Washing dishes, though, caused an admirable transformation in me.