Such a small world indeed. I work in the energy sphere and Russia has a lot of energy. ;)
I loved Helix. I show the Google World images to my Russian friends all the time and they think it's a college campus. La Mesa was a great place to live as a teen. We lived in OB and Point Loma when I was small. I will be back in October. I will definitely try to hook up with the SoCal Steemian group while I'm there. ;)