an oregon woman arrested  on a drug charge while traveling in east timor arrived home in  portland on wednesday to a swarm of national and local media  after six months of diplomatic negotiations stacey addison, who said she was never in possession of  drugs, was imprisoned for two months and then released without  travel documents in december, leaving her unable to leave the  southeast asian country 'it feels really good to be back home really strange, but  really good,' said addison, a 41 year old veterinarian who was  initially detained when a man with whom she shared a cab was  arrested on drug charges last september scroll down for video  family: stacey addison (left) saw her mother bernadette kero (right) again on wednesday  reunited: addison (right) embraces her mother bernadette kero (left) at portland international airport  long term stay : after her release from prison, former east timorese president and nobel peace prize laureate jose ramos horta housed addison in guest quarters within his home  prison conditions were basic, but she was treated well,  addison said at portland international airport after addison's release from prison, former east timorese  president and nobel peace prize laureate jose ramos horta housed  her in guest quarters within his home 'i did make some friends,' addison said of her time seeking  permission to return home to the united states 'and it helped  having support behind me back home' a travel enthusiast whose planned two year journey had  already taken her from antarctica through south america before  her detention, addison said she still intends to explore more of  the world once she has recovered from her ordeal 'i don't anticipate anything happening like this again i  hope not,' she said with a laugh, as she held the hand of her  mother, bernadette kero 'i'm glad to have her back,' kero said as she ushered her daughter away from reporters 'it's a great feeling,' addison said in an interview with koin 'it's a relief to finally be back home to be out of there after all this time, so i'm really happy to be home' 'i'm not going to let go of her,' kero told the television station 'it's been really hard, it's been an emotional roller coaster having all these setbacks, getting hopes up and having them crash down, getting hopes up and having them crash down,' addison told koin 'so, i'm glad finally for it to be over' kero enlisted us senator jeff merkley of oregon and  secretary of state john kerry to negotiate with east timorese  diplomats for the return of addison's passport struggle: addison was imprisoned for two months in east timor and then released without travel documents in december, leaving her unable to leave the southeast asian country  government aid: kero enlisted us senator jeff merkley of oregon andsecretary of state john kerry to negotiate with east timorese diplomats for the return of addison's passport 
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stacey addison was arrested on a drug charge traveling in east timor  addison has said she was never in possession of drugs  she was imprisoned for two months and then released without travel documents in december, leaving her unable to leave the country  after her release from prison, former east timorese president jose ramos horta housed her in guest quarters within his home 