My future?

I've been thinking a bit about the next few years, and what decisions I should make. I would like to share that with you, my beloved readers, and I request ANY advice that you could give.  Doesn'T mean I will do whatever you will tell me, but I do want to know your thoughts.  I always want to know your thoughts when I blog, but it's especially true now.

Just a note: I'm in the process of changing my blog over to a different site.  Overblog has been quite good to me, and has a lot of good features, but it just doesn't seem to make sense to me to write on these entries in English on a French website.  I've changed to blogger, which isn't quite as smooth as this site, but has a decently nice format.  This will most likely be the last entry I write on overblog before the transition is complete.

About my future:  basically, the one thing I (pretty much) know for sure is that I do want to do my Master's degree in Socio-cultural anthropology.  I also have a very strong desire to travel around, and an equally strong desire to return to BHSHOH and teach for an entire school year.  These are my options:

Option 1:  I apply to graduate school now, for planned admission in Sept '09.  

      pros: the most financially responsible option: this way I can be financially independent more quickly
      cons: I can't go back to BHSOH; if I apply anywhere in the US, I have to take the GRE, which becomes a hastle and a liability

Option 2: I spend the '09-'10 school year in Mae Sot, travelling around in spare time

     pros: I get to do what I really want to do; I get to see the my students again; I get to spend time in an interesting and cool part of the world; taking a year off would help my CV; I can become more mature before starting graduate school; I can take a break from school
     cons:  I need money to do this; my family doesn't want me going back to Myanmar in its current condition; applying to grad school from Mae Sot could be difficult and awkward

Option 3: I apply to only a few schools, and try to defer admission
     pros: I may still go back to BHSOH: keeps my options open;
    cons: Grad school may not let me defer; may decrease liklihood for funding

That's pretty much where it stands.  I'd appreciate your input in this matter.  Thanks.