4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Antonio and everyone else. This is one where I wanted to divide points because in fact "roaming" was more appropriate to my context but rhythmically I needed something that would fit with "por aí". "Around" seemed too plain to me at first, but the alternative -- "wandering around over there" -- didn't'seem to me to be something a person would say if looking for love. So, I went with "roaming around". (Sarah, I agree that "around" is implied, but my challenge was a rhythmic one.) I still wish I'd been able to come up with something slightly different, since the varation on "fui andando por aí" was "fue andando pelo mundo". "