I'm pushing 40, and have a Master's in anthropology and sociology from the American University in Cairo. I was going to become an archaeologist myself, but faced some of the same issues. I didn't want to live in a library, teach college, study half a dozen dead languages, etc. If you don't like researching and writing papers, you'd hate being an archaeologist. The vast majority are professors first, and diggers second. They prefer the digging, but have to fund it somehow, and having that connection to a university is how they do it. And to be a working professor, you have to do a lot of research, write articles for academic journals, and crank out a book every few years. That wasn't for me.
So, now I'm a reporter. I have been for the past 10 years, and I've loved it. I've been to Nicaragua, South Africa (twice), Zambia, Ethiopia, Haiti (right after the earthquake), Ukraine, Alaska, and all over the US for work. Most of that was in the past few years.
But even when I was a reporter at a small town paper, I flew in a number of cool airplanes (WWII trainer, WWII bomber, etc.), interviewed Dan Aykroyd, played with tigers, learned high speed anti-terrorist driving and car ramming, went on a dinosaur dig in the Badlands of Montana, and had a blast. I was always doing something different.
If you're into photography, that could take you anywhere in the world. Now, that said, as a general rule most photographers have the goal of shooting for National Geographic or Rolling Stone or Time. There's a lot of competition. If you want to go that route, reporting or shooting or both, I'd suggest doing some freelance work to build a resume. Start small and go up from there. And also start with your school paper or other publications.
If you're still into archaeology, you could also learn a skill like surveying, restoration/preservation, or something like that. One friend in Egypt was working on the tomb where we were digging that summer, having worked on the Spanish steps in Rome the previous summer. He had a skill that made him useful.
While you are in school, I would also suggest finding out if your college has a study abroad program. I first went to Cairo in my junior year for a semester. My credits transferred back to my home university.
You might also consider teaching English abroad. I hear the pay is okay. Often you have a housing allowance, so okay pay can actually go a long way if you don't have rent to worry about. I would also suggest doing this kind of thing while you're young. It will be harder the longer you wait. You might get married, buy a house, buy a bunch of furniture, have kids, get a dog, etc. Those things make it a lot more difficult to pick up and head overseas.
I don't think becoming an archaeologist is for you. But there are a lot of careers that will fit.