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CURRENT MISSION

To live well with ourselves and empower others along the way

ABOUT ME

We are an open minded, down-to-earth, gay couple... more of "jeans and t-shirt" kinda guys who try to live the most out of life. Nothing fancy and grateful for what we have.

About Scott (the profile manager): I am in my mid-thirties and in 2015 I quit my job in social work to pursue my dream of becoming an author. I am a Colorado native and love to try anything that gives life a fun twist. I now write an awesome blog (bonus points if you check it out) and bartend on the side. I am more the "right side of the brain" of our relationship and continue to try everything life has to offer in my spare time. The weirder or more adventurous, the better. Pretty much nothing shocks me.

Check out my website at: www.bareinkslinger.com
You can also follow me on Instagram and Twitter at: bareinkslinger

About Luke: He is amazing. He is in his late forties and formerly worked in the ministry until he left to "come out." He then became a licensed social worker/mental health therapist and does amazing work with some seriously troubled teens. He is more the left side of the brain that is our relationship and approaches life with a calm and wisdom that is unparalleled by any other.

The two of us manage to live life well (whatever that might mean to each of us). Socially, we prefer dive bars and beers and wine rather than the night clubs (actually I like dancing and night clubs while Luke likes chill bars). We all like to find adventure in the simplest ways.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others the way you want to be treated (the golden rule). Live each day as if it were your last (carpe diem). The moment you know everything is the moment you know nothing (something I made up because it was the best lesson I ever learned).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We love to travel and couch surf along the way. By comparison of a hotel, we find it not only more affordable, but also much more personal and meet the best people. Bonus points for hosts who can offer us the inside scoop on the local gay scene or best places for unique local adventure. But not a requirement. We want to offer the exact same things to our surfers when we host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Scott couch surfed by meeting people on-line during college. Luke had never thought of such a thing until meeting Scott and Scott eventually convinced him. His big breakthrough moment was our trip to NYC in the summer of 2009. We had an amazing host who was a total pleasure to be around but also gave us the independence to come and go as we pleased. He was fantastic and we are forever grateful for the experience he offered us. Now we pay it forward.

Interests

The two of us are very different from each other which makes us a really unique couple.

Scott's interests: writing, working out, recreational nudism, day spas and hot springs, massage work, tattoos, craft cocktails, unique restaurants, hiking, biking, independent music, burlesque performance

Luke's interests: working hard, working out, relaxing at home, cooking delicious meals, beer, wine, hiking, biking, pick up trucks, country music, theology, coffee with others, good friends, and letting Scott make him do things outside of his comfort zone

• writing
• tattoos
• spas
• wine
• beer
• working out
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• bouldering
• music
• country music
• cycling
• hiking
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Scott loves independent, alternative, and electronic music... stuff that doesn't fit well in anyone genre. Luke loves books on theology and suspense/fiction. We enjoy watching a lot of movies and tend stray off the beaten path rather than stick with mainstream hollywood stuff... although we dabble in that too. We are so active that we often just enjoy crashing on the couch in front of some seriously good TV.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We have survived tribulations such as disease and death. Those things blew us to bits and brought us even closer to one another. Probably nothing in life leaves you more awestruck than a severe sense of mortality and living in the vibration of that. Second, our ceremony (aka gay wedding). It was so awesome to stand up in front of the people we love and declare who we are (and have been) to one another. We held it in a cabaret and made it a night our friends and family would never forget. The third: having done the AIDS/Lifecycle in June of 2012. Between the two of us we raised over $10,000 to do to help California's HIV community (even though we live in Colorado). It was a 7 day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. It was one of the most challenging (emotionally and physically) things we have ever done.

Teach, Learn, Share

For us, both being in social work and being in a relationship where "opposites attract," we have an uncanny ability to communicate and basque in the brilliant humility that life can offer. People are often fascinated by us as a couple and we love to teach and offer any wisdom we can on how to make the oddest of situations turn out to be the best of them. We can also point out really cool stuff to do in Denver and in Boulder, CO. We aren't shy about anything so we can offer thoughts on everything.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We know we could bring our hosts trinkets from Colorado. And if a host requests it, then we absolutely will. But our favorite way to show gratitude is to take our hosts out to their most favorite of restaurants for their most favorite meal. We delight in sharing in other people's joy.

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