talking about a friend

One of my best friends is Marcello. I have known him since the first year of high school, where in Cagliari, where we were classmates for 5 years.
Marcello is 170 cm tall, well built, with a slightly dark skin tone, and has long black hair that he sometimes he lets grown up down to his shoulders. Because of this reason, our group of friends used to kidding on him (used to "tease" him...this is a better word) by saying that he looked like an Indian.
Although he has never received good marks at school, he has always shown an uncommon passion for writing articles. This skill, together with a fine inventiveness and a funny irreverent irony, brought brings together his ability to create incredible and amazing stories about me and each friend of ours, us that I take care like a (greatly/earnestly...these are enriching words that you can add to your essay) treasure.
But what I appreciate more in Marcello is the sincerity, and his being able to minimize problems and living with them without too much anxiety.
We share some interests such as soccer/football, travelling, and watching movies. Besides Additionally, Marcello likes still writing pieces about politics, and collecting patches and plates with the emblem of the cities he has visited.
If I compared my character( "personality" is a better word for this instance) and the  "to" or "with" marcello's one, I would say that we have a little in common, but this is what makes our friendship so "great" or "marvellous/marvelous" the good and marvellous in this friendship. I hope that we'll keep it, despite the time, the distance, the work....

**note**

marvellous can also be spelled marvelous for those of you who may be corrected byEnglish or American  editors

Marcello

One of my best friends is Marcello. I have known him since the first year of high school in Cagliari where we were classmates for 5 years.
Marcello is 170 cm tall, well built, with a slightly dark skin tone, long black hair that sometimes he lets grown up to his shoulders. Because of this reason our group of friends used to kidding on him by saying that he looked like an indian.
Although he has never received good marks at school, He has always shown an uncommon passion for writing articles. This skill, together with a fine inventiveness and a funny irreverent irony brought to create incredible and amazing stories about me and each friend of us that Itake care like a treasure.
But what I appreciate more in Marcello is the sincerity and being able to minimize problems and living them without too much anxiety.
We share some interests such as soccer/football, travelling, watching movies. Besides Marcello likes still writing pieces about politics and collecting pacthes and plates with the emblem of the cities He has visited.
If i compared my charachter and the marcello's one, I should say that we have a little in common but this is the good and marvellous in this friendship. I hope we'll keep it despite the time, the distance, the work....