Settings and Dialogue

I’m almost done with a new short story. I went to the Philippines not too long ago and decided to write a short story for a short story contest that’s set in a small town in the Philippines. I always use these short stories to work on different aspects of writing, and in this case, it’s setting.
I also managed to look into some things that I was doing wrong with my dialogue, as I wasn’t putting the personality of the character into the dialogue. It was nice discovering that since I feel that dialogue is something that I’m weak at. 
I’m particularly busy pretty much every day, so I’m relegated to writing for a half hour to at most an hour every day, if possible. I’m getting into a good habit of doing this consistently, as writing short stories for contests brings about a sense of urgency in me due to them having deadlines.