I took 6 years to find myself in the 'real' world before I went to college. I lost several grants and other opportunities. Sure I had some fun but I could have had my PhD by the time I got my AA
That's just my story. You have to decide for yourself but if I had it to do over I would start college and just take a wide selection of courses to see what you really like. You don't have to pick a major until you've gotten several courses under your belt
You can still travel during the summers or there are language courses that send you to live for a period in other countries.
There are ways to do it all. I wish someone had told me about these options when I got out of high school
Good Luck!