You have to have money to do aforementioned traveling. To this day I don't understand how people can just travel all the time and spend money while they are in college unless they use loan money or have wealthy parents. I don't want to do number one, and number two isn't true. Again, they both have their pros and cons, I just am choosing the lesser tried path.
Number three: unlike humanities majors, someone with CS skills can make serious money freelancing while doing well in school. I more meant programs that are funded by the school---otherwise, you'd pay for it the same way you do now.
It sounds like you are willing to self-reflect and haven't absolutely closed of all options. Best of luck.
