It would be a great career for you and possibly lead to lots of money being made. If your friend's father does this for a living then ask him for a job. Even if you are working for NOTHING, you'll learn the whole business from an expert.

International trade is very interesting and of course leads to lots of travel. Delivering the right quality and on time is extremely important. Finding the right price is important too, but there's always a multiple number of suppliers of almost everything so getting the right price is not as hard as it might seem.