Stay in school or take some time off?

In one week, spring semester of my 3rd year of uni is going to start and all I want to do is drop all my classes and take all my money and run (or rather, take a flight to wherever and backpack it for awhile). Just for awhile. For the semester. I’d come back in the fall, [hopefully] fresh and invigorated… etc.etc. Is that realistic?

I just can’t be in academia right now. I don’t know where my heart is, but it’s not there. I’m a liberal arts major and it’s taking me nowhere fast and, especially approaching graduation, I’m just… you know. This is not a unique crisis. I’d like to do some soul searching because I don’t know what I want (or who I am or who I want to be).

On the other hand, I also realize that taking some time out might just be me running away for awhile (and that just wouldn’t get anything done).

SO. I want to sort out my priorities and goals… is that better done within an academic space (because that is where I’ll return eventually) or outside of it (outside looking in)?